NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F
17 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172F, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. 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
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
Where
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072414')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072414')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
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 ATL06CA106Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172F · Rome, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB NYC04LA183Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Cooperstown, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her premature rotation which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB ATL04FA130Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Madisonville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering on a touch and go landing resulting in a stall and collision with the ground.NTSB LAX01FA070Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb rate to VFR conditions on-top.NTSB FTW98LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Hurley, NMthe student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions. Factors included the gusty crosswind conditions and inadequate supervision of the student pilot's solo flight by his flight instructor.NTSB LAX94LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Arlington, CAFailure of the certified flight instructor to properly supervise the student pilot and perform the appropriate remedial action before the airplane descended to an altitude too low for recovery. Factors were the student pilot's handling of the airplane which…NTSB FTW94LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Co. Springs, COAn encounter with wake turbulence during the landing flare. A factor was lack of total pilot experience.NTSB CHI93FA218Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Miami, MOthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.NTSB NYC93LA010Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Wash. Ct. House, OHAn inadvertent stall after the pilot failed to attain flying speed due to a premature liftoff.NTSB LAX89FA113Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Safford, AZFailure of the pilot to maintain proper airspeed while on final approach resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed use of wing flaps.NTSB FTW88FA100Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Golden, TXAcft was operating on an aerial photography flt at 200 to 500' AGL and 70 to 80 mph. The commercial plt stated that as he was in a bank the acft seemed to be 'pushed' into the 60 to 80' trees over which he was flying and that it 'fell out of the air'. He also…NTSB FTW88LA087Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Leona, TXThe plt planned his apch to land about 1000 ft down the 3400 ft dirt rwy because the first 1000 ft was wet and soft. The last 400 ft was also wet and soft. The wind was calm and the apch speed was high. During the flare, the acft ballooned and floated past…NTSB ATL84LA227Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · John'S Island, SCDuring a solo flt, the student flew to a local arpt to practice takeoffs & landings. After his last landing (on rwy 9), he elected to make a x-wind takeoff on rwy 21. During the takeoff, the acft began drifting left at about lift-off speed. The student…NTSB SEA84LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Bend, ORThe plt was taking off from a cinder road. He stated that the acft used about 2,300 ft of ground run & he rotated at about 66 mph. At about 15 ft AGL the nose dropped & the acft struck the ground. Both wing tips were damaged. Density altitude was 6400 ft.NTSB FTW83FA362Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · El Paso, TXTwo plts & 2 passengers departed san angelo, TX, on a x-country flt, one of the plts, who had 95 hrs of flying time, was the pilot-in-command (PIC) for the 1st leg of the x-country to El Paso, TX. On the next leg, the other plt assumed duties as PIC & signed…NTSB DEN83LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Escalante, UTThe acft collided with the terrain and nosed over off the departure end of the runway during takeoff. The runway in use was 12 and the wind was from 180 degrees at 5 KTS gusting to 15 KTS. The runway is 5000 feet long and 60 feet wide. The field elevation is…NTSB SEA82FA111Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Oxbow, ORDuring the final approach the aircraft was observed to descend to approximately 50 feet above the river and then execute a pullup and begin a left turn to either reenter a left downwind or reverse the direction of landing. The pilot lost control, the left…