NTSB investigations: Cessna 172H, 2025
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172H. 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
| 1966 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 59 |
| 1968 | 48 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1970 | 24 |
| 1971 | 28 |
| 1972 | 32 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
Latest cases
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2025
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072424'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2025
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072424'))
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 ERA25LA324Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · New Smyrna Beach, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to detect and address water contamination of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb.NTSB CEN25LA360Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172H · Goliad, TXOn August 27, 2025, about 1904 central daylight time, a Cessna 172H airplane, N8078L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Goliad, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB ERA25LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Century, FLA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB ANC25LA056Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Manokotak, AKThe pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to recognize the wind direction, resulting in a tailwind landing.