NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172P, where the defining event was Ground collision. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20082026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P per year, 2008–2026: 7 cases
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20121
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20231
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '200'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB WPR26LA310Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 172P · Gulfport, MSAug 21, 2026 · N5384K · Substantial damageNTSB ERA23LA386Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Greensboro, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a light pole during taxi.Sep 30, 2023 · N9522L · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA588Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Chicago, ILThe student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a truck while taxiing.Jul 17, 2018 · N969RR · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA360Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Salem, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a pole while taxiing the airplane on the ramp.Jun 14, 2018 · N98395 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR12CA260Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Hemet, CAThe student pilot's failure to monitor and maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.May 28, 2012 · N216AF · Substantial damageNTSB WPR09CA447Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Long Beach, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a parked vehicle during taxi.Sep 8, 2009 · N51594 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Delphi, INThe student pilot's failure to maintain separation from a hangar building while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the hangar building.Oct 13, 2008 · N63366 · Substantial damage