# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177B, 2012

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 CEN12LA645](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA645.md): Cessna 177B · Branson, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2012 · N34722 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB CEN12LA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA532.md): Cessna 177B · Evansville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2012 · N34283 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control due to an inaccurate attitude reference, which was caused by an impending (“in process”) failure of the bearing in the attitude indicator.
- [NTSB CEN12LA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA524.md): Cessna 177B · Carthage, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2012 · N17201 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during a low-level aerial observation flight as the result of the wearing of the rocker arm tip due to a thin carburized case layer, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR12LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA325.md): Cessna 177 · Gooding, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2012 · N30753 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after encountering an unexpected wind gust during landing.
- [NTSB ERA12FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA319.md): Cessna 177B · Honesdale, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 2012 · N34539 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot pitching the airplane to an excessive nose-up attitude during an aborted landing, which resulted in increased induced drag, diminished airspeed, and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of a sedating…
- [NTSB CEN12CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA194.md): Cessna 177B · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2012 · N30770 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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") = 2012
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073708'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073708&year=2012

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