NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, ME

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172P. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, ME per year, 1982–2026: 11 cases
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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\" = 'ME' 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 ('2072436'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB IAD01LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Augusta, METhe pilot's failure to maintain the proper distance from a sign post during taxi.Sep 2, 2001 · N65057 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD98LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Augusta, METhe inadequate lookout of the pilot in command.Jan 2, 1998 · N9912L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC94LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Greenville, METhe premature retraction of the wing flaps by the pilot after takeoff, resulting in a loss of lift and collision with trees.Jul 1, 1994 · N5482K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC91LA197Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Greenville, MEInadequate compensation for gusting winds by the pilot-in-command.Jul 28, 1991 · N5482K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC91FA069Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Augusta, METhe pilot rotated the airplane at an improper speed, then allowed the climb angle to become too steep, causing an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery. Contributing factors in the accident were; the pilot failed to use all of the…Feb 2, 1991 · N62746 · DestroyedNTSB NYC90LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Bingham, METhe pilot's inadequate preflight planning to assure that the airplane was capable of outclimbing the surrounding terrain under the existing wind and airplane weight conditions, resulting in an intentional stall into the terrain. Contributing factor(s) was:…Oct 1, 1989 · N89219 · DestroyedNTSB NYC88LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Old Town, MEFollowing rollout from a normal landing in strong winds, and during a left turn onto the taxiway, the wing of the aircraft was lifted up by a quartering tailwind and flipped over.Mar 11, 1988 · N89219 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA257Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Canada Falls Lk, MECessna 172, a floatplane encountered a wind gust while landing on water. In an attempt to compensate for the wind. One of the wings contacted the water surface.Sep 25, 1985 · N54103 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FA136Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna C172P · Fryeburg, METhe acft crashed in an uncontrolled attitude near the rwy from which it had recently departed. There was a 40 degree down swath cut through the trees to a crater in the ground. The engine was removed from the crash site and examined and nothing was found to…May 28, 1985 · N53809 · DestroyedNTSB NYC82DA112Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172P · Greenville, METhe pilot reported that during takeoff, there was a partial loss of engine power after the float plane had climbed about 200 to 300 ft. carburetor heat was applied, but there was no immediate effect. The pilot reported that after the plane started to settle,…Jun 1, 1982 · N52178 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FA091Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Sanford, MEA Piper PA-28, N81029, and a Cessna 172P, N53442, were approaching to land on runway 14, when they collided about 1000 ft from the threshold. The pilot of the Piper stated that he had entered the traffic pattern and began to explain the mechanics of the…May 12, 1982 · N53442 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage