NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K, 2025
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172K. 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
| 1967 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 29 |
| 1970 | 48 |
| 1971 | 66 |
| 1972 | 52 |
| 1973 | 43 |
| 1974 | 40 |
| 1975 | 21 |
| 1976 | 30 |
| 1977 | 29 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1982 | 11 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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 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 ('2072430'))
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 ('2072430'))
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 ERA25LA361Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172K · Salisbury, CTOn September 20, 2025, about 1733 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N78938, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Connecticut. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction sustained minor injuries. The…NTSB WPR25FA182Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 172 · Billings, MTOn June 19, 2025, at 1412 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172K airplane, N79306, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations…NTSB ERA25LA112Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Rock Hill, SCThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborded crosswind landing.NTSB WPR25LA082Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172K · Columbia, CAA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.