NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F, IA

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172F. 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

19652026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F, IA per year, 1965–2026: 12 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 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 ('2072414'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MKC88LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Lamoni, IAThe pilot said he was too high on final and went around. He stated that, when he was on short final during the next approach, he thought he was still too high and put down full flaps. The airplane stalled and touched down short of the runway. The nosegear was…Oct 17, 1987 · N8508U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172D · Garden Grove, IAThe plt stated that he was attempting a no-flap takeoff from his pvt strip when the wheels hit a wet spot. He said that the acft slowed down but he extended flaps and continued the takeoff. When he saw that he was running out of rwy, he aborted the takeoff…Apr 17, 1986 · N2502Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Chariton, IAThe acft lost power during takeoff and was forced to land in a muddy field. The CFI said he examined the fuel in a sightglass after refueling the acft and did not notice any water in the fuel. Later examination of the acft by FAA showed water in the fuel…Feb 15, 1984 · N2502Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC77FA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Cedar Rapids, IAJun 18, 1977 · N5172F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC76FCD43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Perry, IAMay 20, 1976 · N7925U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC76FCD28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Iowa City, IAFeb 18, 1976 · N8733U · DestroyedNTSB MKC73DCD47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Newton, IAJan 14, 1973 · N8527U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC72DCD36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Independence, IAOct 10, 1971 · N8283U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC70DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Harlan, IAJun 11, 1970 · N8817U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69F0182Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Pella, IASep 27, 1968 · N8544U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC68D0444Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Indianola, IAFeb 16, 1968 · N8272U · DestroyedNTSB MKC66D0330Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Waukon, IAOct 29, 1965 · N5491R · Substantial damage