Ongoing NTSB investigations: Cessna 172M

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172M. 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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Ongoing NTSB investigations: Cessna 172M per year, 2025–2026: 8 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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Ongoing'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072418'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN26LA322Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172M · Hanover, INOn September 16, 2026, about 1905 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N9909Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hanover, Indiana. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a…Sep 16, 2026 · N9909Q · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA301Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 172M · Frankston, TXAug 24, 2026 · N9254H · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA285Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172 · Layton, UTOn July 30, 2026, at 2356 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N9650V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Layton, Utah. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the private pilot sustained minor injuries. The…Jul 31, 2026 · N9650V · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 172M · Crystal River, FLApr 22, 2026 · N868SA · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA159Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172M · Lakeland, FLOn April 05, 2026, at 0007 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N61972, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida. The pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) rated passenger were uninjured. The…Apr 5, 2026 · N61972 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26FA043Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 172M · Poleta, CAOn November 10, 2025, at about 1515 Pacific standard time, Cessna 172M, N13221, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Poleta, California. A pilot-rated passenger and a passenger were fatally injured, and the pilot was seriously…Nov 10, 2025 · N13221 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA007Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172 · Miami, FLOn October 07, 2025, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N433PT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida. The private pilot and the flight instructor were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…Oct 7, 2025 · N433PT · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25FA268Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 172M · Fort Morgan, COOn August 31, 2025, about 1040 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61657, and an Extra Flugzeugproduktions-UND EA 300/LC, N330AN, were both destroyed when they collided midair near Fort Morgan, Colorado. The pilot and safety pilot of the Cessna received…Aug 31, 2025 · N61657 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed