NTSB investigations: Cessna 172R, 2026
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172R. 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
| 1998 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Where
Latest cases
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2026
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072401'))
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.
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") = 2026
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072401'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR26LA365Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 172R · Ho'olehua, HINTSB ERA26LA248Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Brooksville, FLThe student pilot’s failure to ensure clearance while taxiing, which resulted in contact with another airplane that was performing an engine run-up.NTSB ERA26LA227Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Maiden, NCThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a rejected takeoff from a tailwind departure and subsequent runway excursion.