# NTSB investigations, 2013: Turbulence encounter

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA14WA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA084.md): Boeing 757-200 · Dublin, Ireland · Incident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 20, 2013 · N41140 · Minor damage
  > The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of Ireland, has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-200 that occurred on October 20, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigation under the…
- [NTSB WPR13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA431.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Reno, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2013 · N449QX · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with known moderate-to-severe turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA13WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA176.md): Airbus A330 - 203 · Fortaleza, Brazil · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 1, 2013 · PT-MVL · No damage
  > The Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center of Brazil (CENIPA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Airbus A330-203, registration PT-MVL, which occurred on September 1, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited…
- [NTSB DCA13WA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA134.md): Boeing 737 · Batopilas, Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 31, 2013 · N173AT · No damage
- [NTSB DCA14WA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA108.md): Boeing 737-800 · Perugia, Italy · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 18, 2013 · EI-DWF · No damage
  > The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800 that occurred on July 18, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigation under the provisions…
- [NTSB DCA13CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA128.md): Boeing 777-232 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2013 · N863DA · No damage
  > Unexpected encounter with convective turbulence while the flight attendants were preparing the cabin for arrival.
- [NTSB ERA13CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA195.md): Phoenix Air U15 · Foscoe, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2013 · N94DK · Substantial damage
  > The motorized glider’s encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage.
- [NTSB CEN13LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA198.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Rogers, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2013 · N71DH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control due to a sudden turbulence encounter while on final approach. Contributing to the accident was ice buildup on the wings’ leading edges.
- [NTSB WPR13LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA131.md): Boeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean, A1 · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2013 · N174UA · No damage
  > The flight’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence while en route, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication equipment in the rest compartment, which, if installed, could have…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```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 year(c."eventDate") = 2013
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '360')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/cases?year=2013

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