NTSB investigations: Cessna 172A, 1972
8 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
| 1964 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 21 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1967 | 14 |
| 1968 | 14 |
| 1969 | 13 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1972
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"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") = 1972
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" 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 NYC73ANO74Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA73FKW06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Morristown, TNNTSB MIA73FKG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Rome, GANTSB FTW72DPM02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Muskogee, OKNTSB LAX74FUJ03Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Indian Wlls, AZNTSB SEA72FTA16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Roberts, MTNTSB OAK72FVD37Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Livermore, CANTSB DEN72DTC16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Cheyenne, WY