NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, 1978
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
| 1964 | 52 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 50 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1967 | 28 |
| 1968 | 25 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1970 | 24 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1972 | 14 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 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\") = 1978
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"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") = 1978
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" 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 NYC79FFA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Albany, NYNTSB CHI78FEP49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Pewaukee, WINTSB NYC78FNC36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Wolfeboro, NHNTSB MKC78DER62Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ely, MNNTSB MIA78FKG51Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Stone Mountain, GANTSB NYC78FNA28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Plymouth, MANTSB MIA78FKG24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Lula, GANTSB CHI78FEC22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Almont, MI