# Final NTSB investigations: Textron 172S

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA104.md): Textron 172S · Augusta, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 31, 2026 · N767VK · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control during the takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA26LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA103.md): Cessna 172 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 28, 2026 · N407MD · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA105.md): Textron 172S · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2025 · N726ER · Substantial damage
  > The pilot undergoing instructions’ loss of aircraft control during landing, and the flight instructor’s failure to promptly intervene.
- [NTSB WPR25LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA042.md): Remos GX · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2024 · N126GX · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The Remos pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision.
- [NTSB WPR25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA032.md): Textron 172S · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 7, 2024 · N679ER · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the low light conditions and obstacles adjacent to the deice bay.
- [NTSB CEN24LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA379.md): Textron 172S · Janesville, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2024 · N281EA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action that resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA350.md): Cessna 172 · Englewood, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2024 · N20747 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to fuel-oil contamination of the fuel injection servo.
- [NTSB ERA24LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA281.md): Textron 172 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2024 · N272HF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA152.md): Cessna 172 · Opelika, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2024 · N863AU · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a combination of fuel/oil contamination in the fuel injector assembly.
- [NTSB ERA24LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA145.md): Textron 172S · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2024 · N838ER · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA099.md): Textron 172S · Direct, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2024 · N23107 · Destroyed
  > The pilot died by suicide.
- [NTSB ERA24LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA092.md): Textron 172 · New Smyrna Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 20, 2024 · N321EP · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the right brake during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and collision with a tree.
- [NTSB ANC24LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA010.md): Cessna 172 · Kapolei, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 12, 2023 · N172CN · Substantial damage
  > The first pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, in gusty crosswind conditions, in an environment favoring wake turbulence.
- [NTSB ERA24LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA057.md): Textron 172S · Social Circle, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 5, 2023 · N53AA · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with a fence.
- [NTSB CEN24LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA036.md): Textron 172S · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2023 · N1817E · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power while maneuvering at a low altitude due to a stuck exhaust valve.
- [NTSB CEN23LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA394.md): Textron 172S · Englewood, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2023 · N20818 · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.
- [NTSB WPR23LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA210.md): Cessna 172 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2023 · N249K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was his delayed decision to initiate a go-around.
- [NTSB CEN23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA198.md): Textron 172S · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2023 · N49RH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane’s jet blast while taxiing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA179.md): Textron 172S · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2023 · N34BL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to adjust his seat during taxi, which resulted in his seat sliding aft, and subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA23LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA074.md): Textron 172 · Newnan, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 22, 2022 · N407MD · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action during a simulated engine failure and low approach, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.
- [NTSB ERA23LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA159.md): Textron 172S · Tuskegee, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2022 · N858AU · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA21LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA311.md): Cessna 172 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2021 · N805CP · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s loss of directional control after an aerodynamic stall at takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR21FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA211.md): Textron 172S · Eden, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 29, 2021 · N1727T · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor’s improper aeronautical decision-making, which led to an encounter with a downdraft at a low altitude in mountainous terrain and resulted in the instructor’s loss of airplane control and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA046.md): Textron 172 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2017 · N30SU · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise.
- [NTSB CHI92LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA261.md): Cessna 172N · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N100SU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072449'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072449&status=final

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