NTSB investigations: Cessna 172C, MO

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172C. 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.

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 172C, MO per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1965	2
1966	1
1967	1
1969	1
1980	1
1992	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'MO' 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 ('2072408')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'MO' 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 ('2072408'))
  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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MO' 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 ('2072408'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 CHI92LA171Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Liberty, MOThe pilot-in-commands failure to maintain aircraft control. Related factors are the pilot's lack of total experience and improper recovery from a bounced landing.Jun 12, 1992 · N5533A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCA10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Festus, MOFeb 28, 1980 · N1629Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70A0019Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172C · Washington, MOOct 13, 1969 · N8388X · Destroyed NTSB MKC68F0244Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Vandalia, MOJun 3, 1967 · N1491Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66D0530Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Poplar Bluff, MOMar 16, 1966 · N1647Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66A0023Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172C · Fulton, MOOct 8, 1965 · N1578Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC66F0097Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172C · Ozark, MOJun 26, 1965 · N1626Y · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X1528Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Harrisonville, MOApr 30, 1964 · N8455X · Substantial damage