NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, VA

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.

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19802026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, VA per year, 1980–2026: 11 cases
1980	1
1990	1
1993	2
1994	2
1998	1
2010	1
2018	1
2022	1
2025	1

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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" = 'VA' 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

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\" = 'VA' 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"

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" = 'VA' 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

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 ERA26LA073Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 172P · Browns Corner, VAOn December 20, 2025, at 1415 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N54576, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Quinton, Virginia. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…Dec 20, 2025 · N54576 · Substantial damage NTSB ERA23FA008Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Newport News, VAThe flight instructor’s failure to monitor the student pilot on takeoff and her delayed remedial action to stop him from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a low altitude aerodynamic stall from which she was unable to recover.Oct 6, 2022 · N97883 · Substantial damage NTSB GAA18CA513Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Winchester, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.Aug 27, 2018 · N53051 · Substantial damage NTSB ERA10FA346Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Chesapeake, VAThe airplane's impact with terrain for undetermined reasons following the pilot's report of a flight control malfunction.Jul 5, 2010 · N52614 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD98FA032Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Langley Afb, VAThe pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. A factor in the accident was the low ceiling.Mar 1, 1998 · N62082 · Destroyed NTSB NYC94LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Leesburg, VAThe student pilot's failure to attain adequate airpseed during an aborted landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. A factor is the the student pilot's inexperience.Jul 8, 1994 · N63021 · Destroyed NTSB NYC94LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Newport News, VAThe pilot's (1) improper recovery from a bounced landing and (2) failure to maintain aircraft control.Jul 2, 1994 · N97000 · Substantial damage NTSB BFO93LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Emporia, VAThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a takeoff. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's delay in initiating an aborted takeoff.Sep 25, 1993 · N9841L · Substantial damage NTSB BFO93LA156Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Pembroke, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude while manuevering in mountainous terrain.Sep 4, 1993 · N50927 · Destroyed NTSB BFO91LA016Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Axton, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with an obstacle. Contributing was an unmarked powerline and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographical area.Dec 2, 1990 · N55276 · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FID05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Tangier Island, VADec 7, 1980 · N5456K · Substantial damage