# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177, 1992

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 NYC93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA052.md): Cessna 177 · Bowling Green, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1992 · N2325Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA027.md): Cessna 177 · Morgantown, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1992 · N3107T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight and planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing on a highway.
- [NTSB CHI92FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA279.md): Cessna 177 · Manlius, IL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1992 · N30076 · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing, and his inadequate preflight which resulted in fuel exhaustion and power loss.
- [NTSB CHI92LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA229.md): Cessna 177 · Greenwood, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1992 · N30108 · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's poor in-flight planning and decision making.
- [NTSB LAX92LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA316.md): Cessna 177 · Turlock, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1992 · N2279Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilots poor planning in not properly securing the aircraft with tiedowns, chocks or brakes prior to attempting to start the engine by hand propping.
- [NTSB FTW92LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA179.md): Cessna 177 · Nacogdoches, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1992 · N3425T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the inadvertent porpoise of the airplane and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type airplane.
- [NTSB CHI92LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA192.md): Cessna 177 · Erie, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1992 · N3195T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.
- [NTSB CHI92LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA186.md): Cessna 177 · Napoleon, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1992 · N2888X · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent stall on takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA92LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA136.md): Cessna 177 · Live Oak, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1992 · N3413T · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his improper use of the mixture control, which resulted in his failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees near the departure end of the runway. The proximity of trees was a related factor.
- [NTSB LAX92LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA238.md): Cessna 177A · Mariposa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1992 · N3144T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poorly planned approach for landing, his failure to initiate a go-around, his failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, his misjudgment of the touchdown flare, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor in this accident was the…
- [NTSB BFO92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA058.md): Cessna 177 · Lusby, MD · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 10, 1992 · N177RD · Destroyed
  > A failure of the carburetor resulting in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB FTW92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA108.md): Cessna 177 · Chromo, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1992 · N3358T · Substantial damage
  > Encounter with down draft.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1992
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073704'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073704&year=1992

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