NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, IA

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

19662026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, IA per year, 1966–2026: 8 cases
19661
19672
19831
19841
19871
19911
20041

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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\" = 'IA' 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 ('2072412'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI04FA234Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Decorah, IAThe pilot's intentional operation of the airplane with a defective magneto, his failure to abort the takeoff due to degraded aircraft performance, and his failure to obtain or maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin and subsequent impact with the…Aug 22, 2004 · N5410T · DestroyedNTSB CHI91LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Grundy Center, IAFailure by other maintenance personnel to install a safety wire and fuel exhaustion.May 31, 1991 · N3663S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Moorhead, IAAccording to FAA statements, the pilot was attempting a takeoff from a taxiway when a wing dipped. The pilot then lost control as the wing dragged, causing the aircraft to ground loop/swerve onto the terrain. The nose gear tire blew during the swerve and the…Apr 23, 1987 · N3777S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Waterloo, IAThere was heavy traffic at the arpt & the winds were from 280 deg at 16 KTS gusting to 25 KTS. Rather than waiting for the primary rwy (24), the plt elected to land on rwy 18. During the landing, a gust of wind lifted the right wing & the left wing dragged on…Jun 10, 1984 · N5614T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Hampton, IAOn his fourth touch and go landing the pilot added power for the go-around and the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway. The left main gear hit a snowbank and the aircraft flipped over landing upside down in the snow. The winds at macon city, IA…Nov 25, 1983 · N7737U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC68D0399Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Agency, IADec 28, 1967 · N3684S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC68D0080Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Oskaloosa, IAJul 15, 1967 · N2611G · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB MKC66D0527Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Creston, IAMar 31, 1966 · N3940S · Substantial damage