NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G, AL

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172G. 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

19662026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G, AL per year, 1966–2026: 9 cases
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Query with SQL
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\" = 'AL' 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 ('2072420'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA98LA036Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Hazel Green, ALthe pilot's miscalculating the aircraft's fuel consumption for the flight, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Nov 28, 1997 · N3908L · Substantial damageNTSB ATL93FA025Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Brownsboro, ALThe pilot failed to evaluate the wind conditions and took off with a tailwind which resulted in the collision with a tree on the departure end of the runway. Factors were dark night and tailwind.Nov 20, 1992 · N5952R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90LA083Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Gulf Shores, ALFailure of the pilot to obtain proper assistance or properly secure the aircraft when he left it unattended with the engine running.Mar 21, 1990 · N4373L · Substantial damageNTSB ATL87LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Tuskegee, ALDuring a touch and go attempt, the pilot experiended an engine failure shortly after liftoff. The pilot safely landed on the runway, but did not have sufficient runway to stop the aircraft before running off the departure end of 31. The aircraft nosed over…Jan 9, 1987 · N3971L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69D0364Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Auburn, ALFeb 5, 1969 · N1143F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA68F0538Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Thomaston, ALMay 19, 1968 · N5810R · DestroyedNTSB MIA68D0520Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Gordo, ALMay 8, 1968 · N5811R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA67D0281Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Hazel Green, ALSep 1, 1966 · N5748R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA67D0093Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Birmingham, ALJul 28, 1966 · N3823L · Substantial damage