NTSB investigations: Cessna 172A, 1979
6 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\") = 1979
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") = 1979
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 CHI80FEC56|CHI79FEC56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Pontiac, MINTSB LAX79DUK15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Payson, AZNTSB NYC79FH214Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Mt Kisco, NYNTSB MKC79FCJ20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Anselmo, NENTSB IAD79FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Albany, KYNTSB NYC79FNA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Boston, MA