NTSB investigations: Cessna 172I, CO

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172I. 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.

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Finding

Phase of flight

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Cases per year

19692026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 172I, CO per year, 1969–2026: 8 cases
1969	2
1970	1
1971	1
1976	2
1978	1
1979	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'CO' 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 ('2072426')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'CO' 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 ('2072426'))
  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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' 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 ('2072426'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 DEN79FTE37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Akron, COMay 24, 1979 · N46288 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN78DTE57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Ft Morgan, COMay 29, 1978 · N35602 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN76FTE90Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Englewood, COAug 11, 1976 · N35569 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN76DTE72Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Durango, COMay 20, 1976 · N46288 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71DTE16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fort Carson, COJun 24, 1971 · N35430 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71FXD39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Broomfield, CONov 30, 1970 · N8483L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0058Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fruita, COAug 14, 1969 · N35371 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0017Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fountain, COMay 26, 1969 · N46195 · Substantial damage