NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, 1985

5 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

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NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, 1985 per year, 1964–2026: 455 cases
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
    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 NYC86LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · East Moriches, NYThe acft was substantially damaged when it collided with trees during a forced landing following a loss of pwr during a takeoff climb. The plt reported that the pwr loss resulted from carb ice.Dec 4, 1985 · N3530S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85LA213Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Leesburg, FLThe plt experienced an electrical failure while on a night flt & was unable to activate the rwy lights by keying his radio. He elected to land on the unlighted rwy without any landing lights rather than divert to another arpt. The plt stated that during the…Jul 18, 1985 · N3781S · DestroyedNTSB ATL85LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Campbellsville, KYThe acft was positioned with its tail into the wind & it was blown over. The wind was from 240 deg at 18 KTS with gusts to 28 KTS.Mar 4, 1985 · N3969S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Hobart, OKAt 1515 CST, the plt contacted a fss & was advised that a front would be moving thru the destination (Hobart) area at about 2200. When he departed stillwater at 1840, the wind was from the south. At 2004, the plt contacted altus afb & was advised that the…Feb 10, 1985 · N3818S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · San Carlos, AZThe student plt over rotated the acft while practicing a soft field takeoff. In an attempt to gain airspeed the acft stalled and impacted the rwy.Jan 18, 1985 · N3820S · Substantial damage