Final NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G
590 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
| 1965 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 67 |
| 1967 | 81 |
| 1968 | 41 |
| 1969 | 35 |
| 1970 | 27 |
| 1971 | 32 |
| 1972 | 22 |
| 1973 | 21 |
| 1974 | 14 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Where
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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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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"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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
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" 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 CEN26LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Taylor, TXThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power due to water contamination.NTSB WPR25LA098Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Oxnard, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.NTSB ERA25LA121Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Syracuse, NYThe truck driver’s to see and avoid the airplane, which resulted in a collision.NTSB CEN24LA266Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · West Bend, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA24LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Greensboro, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB WPR24LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Lakeport, CAThe pilot’s inadequate use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to fuel starvation as a result of carburetor ice.NTSB WPR24FA057Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172G · Independence, ORThe pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with an obstacle while landing.NTSB WPR24FA035Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172G · Provo, UTThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a chandelle maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to maneuver into a canyon and…NTSB CEN23LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Neola, IAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN22LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Bynum, TXThe pilot was not able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway after an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane impacting a fence.NTSB WPR22LA143Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Van Nuys, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient distance behind a jet airplane which, resulted in his loss of airplane control due to the jet airplane’s jet blast and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN22LA098Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Youngstown, OHA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB ERA21LA383Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Miramar, FLThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the flight instructor’s injury was her failure to wear the shoulder harness.NTSB WPR21LA308Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Reno, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain prior to encountering a downdraft, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA324Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Athol, IDThe failure of the windshield during spin recovery for reasons that were not determined.NTSB WPR21LA224Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Washington, CAA total loss of engine power during an enroute climb due to a stuck exhaust valve and multiple failed piston compression rings.NTSB WPR21LA122Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Sisters, ORA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.NTSB WPR21LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Kelso, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR19LA198Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Madras, ORA partial loss of power during final approach for undetermined reasons as postaccident examinations did not reveal any preimpact anomalies with the airplane or engine.NTSB WPR19LA202Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Port Townsend, WAThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB GAA19CA267Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Manvel, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with a ditch.NTSB GAA19CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSilveira Jonathan A Sonex · Corona, CAThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane on the runway while landing and the pilot receiving instruction’s and flight instructor's failure to properly scan the approach before pulling onto the runway during the takeoff.NTSB GAA19CA048Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Cleburne, TXThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18LA352Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Rushville, INLoss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB GAA18CA280Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Nooksack, WAThe pilot’s improper approach in tailwind conditions, which resulted in long landing and subsequent runway overrun.NTSB GAA18CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Vernon, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA146Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Gatesvile, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during initial climb in a gusty condition.NTSB CEN18FA037Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Pittsford, VTThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB GAA17CA513Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Belle Fourche, SDThe flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA17CA380Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Tucson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and yaw control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA16CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Covington, TNThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, ground loop, and impact with the ground.NTSB GAA16CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Newfane, NYAn evasive maneuver during landing to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.NTSB CEN15LA343Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Hartington, NEThe pilot’s decision to use an excessive, unapproved flap setting for takeoff, which significantly increased the induced drag and resulted in an aerodynamic stall when the airplane flew out of ground effect.NTSB ERA15FA203Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Penn Yan, NYThe student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the student's inappropriate configuration of the airplane's wing flaps for the initial climb.NTSB CEN13LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Reading, MIThe partial loss of engine power due to the improper securing of the throttle linkage by maintenance personnel.NTSB WPR13CA163Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Temecula, CAThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR12LA231Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Silver City, IDThe pilot‘s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain with reduced visibility, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA11LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Clarksville, FLA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the owner's improper maintenance of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in a lack of fuel supply from the right fuel tank.NTSB ERA11CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Winter Haven, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight/inflight fuel planning resulting in fuel exhaustion and total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR10LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Anacortes, WAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI08CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Hastings, MIThe student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the ditch and the icy runway.NTSB DFW07CA140Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Katy, TXThe student pilot's improper flare and his failure to recover from a bounced landing.NTSB CHI07CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Ankeny, IAThe pilot's improper decision to land on an unlighted runway at night, and her resulting failure to attain a proper touchdown point leading to the landing over run. Contributing factors were the night (low light) condition and the ditch encountered during the…NTSB ATL07CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Dalton, GAThe pilot's improper starting procedures, which resulted in an on-ground engine fire.NTSB CHI06LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Collins, MOThe pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the loss of engine power during cruise flight. An additional cause was the pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue when he believed his fuel gauges were erratic…NTSB ATL05CA147Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Ridgeland, SCThe loss of engine power for undertermined reasons which resulted in a collision with objects.NTSB IAD05CA117Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C-172G · Eustis, METhe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a bush during the aborted landing.NTSB CHI03LA303Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Greenville, MIThe pilot's inadequate takeoff procedure with the use of 20 degrees of flaps. Contributing factors were the interrelated effects of high aircraft weight, the density altitude, and the relative humidity. An additional factor was the trees.NTSB CHI03LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Bowdon, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which led to a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience, the crosswind condition, wind gusts and power lines.NTSB NYC03LA112Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Ocean City, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind.