NTSB investigations: Cessna 172A, GA

14 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172A. 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

19642026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172A, GA per year, 1964–2026: 14 cases
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'GA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072404'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ERA22LA204Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172A · Stockbridge, GAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during an unstabilized approach, which resulted in an impact with powerlines and a subsequent loss of controlApr 25, 2022 · N7572T · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Decatur, GAOil exhaustion due to an oil leak that resulted in a total loss of engine power.Nov 4, 2021 · N172XX · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172A · Villa Rica, GAFuel starvation to the engine, initiated by the combination of a blocked fuel tank vent line and a malfunctioning fuel filler cap. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, in that he did not detect the fuel vent line blockage.Apr 13, 1990 · N7677T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL87FA235Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172A · Camilia, GAThis flt had been delayed several days due to poor weather in the area. On the day of the flt the plt waited until the local area fog had dissipated before departing the private air strip. The acft was heard above the clouds about five miles from the crash…Aug 19, 1987 · N7559T · DestroyedNTSB ATL80DKG25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Athens, GASep 14, 1980 · N7584T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA76AM088Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Milledgeville, GAMay 27, 1976 · N7848T · DestroyedNTSB MIA74AM059Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Jackson, GAJan 18, 1974 · N7779T · DestroyedNTSB MIA73FKG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Rome, GAJul 9, 1972 · N7782T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA70FKG21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Atlanta, GAMar 26, 1970 · N7552T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA70DKG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · St Marys, GAMar 26, 1970 · N7332T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA67D0557Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Savannah, GAMar 22, 1967 · N7446T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA66F0381Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Baxley, GANov 26, 1965 · N9709T · DestroyedNTSB MIA66F0314Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ludowici, GAOct 21, 1965 · N7367T · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X3524Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Macon, GAAug 21, 1964 · N7364T · Destroyed