NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172G, where the first occurrence was “On ground/water encounter with weather”. 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

19852026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G per year, 1985–2026: 6 cases
19851
19883
19892

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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 ('2072420')
      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\" = 330))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI90LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Savoy, ILImproper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in his inability to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor related to the accident was: the adverse wind condition.Dec 2, 1989 · N3783L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN89LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Cheyenne, WYImproper planning/decision by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were the high wind and gusts, which he was unable to compensate for.Jan 2, 1989 · N4440L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DPJ06Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 172G · Frederick, OKDuring slow taxi to takeoff, a gust of wind or a dust devil lifted aircraft off taxiway and flipped it inverted. Numerous small whirlwinds were observed in the vicinity of the airport at the time.Jun 9, 1988 · N1103F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Las Vegas, NMThe private plt and his daughter were on a cross country flight. Landing with a strong headwind and reported gusts to 31 knots, the plt taxied clear of the runway. A 90 degree turn crosswind on the taxiway resulted in wind lifting the left wing and a loss of…May 1, 1988 · N6059R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Springfield, MOThe pilot reported that while taxiing for takeoff a wind gust caught the wing of the aircraft resulting in loss of aircraft control. Aircraft moved nose down and the propeller and the right wing contacted the runway. Winds at the time of the accident were 180…Mar 24, 1988 · N72PF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Mojave, CAPrior to landing the plt was advised of wind gusts as high as 68 KTS. Plt landed & while taxiing to the ramp a gust of wind was experienced which blew the acft over to an inverted position.Feb 20, 1985 · N1112F · Substantial damage