NTSB investigations
343 cases where the defining event was Turbulence encounter.
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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 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"
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."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
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 DCA25LA047Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Brasilia, BrazilThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to one passenger who was not seated.NTSB DCA25LA041Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-231 · Cooper Hill, MOAn encounter with convective induced turbulence which resulted in a flight attendant serious injury.NTSB DCA25WA049IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Bogota, ColombiaNTSB DCA25LA044Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787-9 · Tokyo, JapanAn encounter with turbulence while in cruise flight, resulting in serious injuries to two flight attendants.NTSB DCA25WA043OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Brisbaine, AustraliaNTSB DCA25LA023Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767-322 · Kingston, JamaicaAn inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in enroute cruise flight.NTSB GAA25WA011Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 200 · Qld, AustraliaNTSB DCA24WA297AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787-9 · Guangzhou, ChinaNTSB DCA24LA290Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Highland Meadows, NMAn encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA24WA261IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Helsinki, FinlandNTSB DCA24WA265OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignCanadair CL600 · Montreal, CanadaNTSB DCA24LA255Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A321-231 · Waycross, GAThe aircraft’s encounter with convectively induced turbulence.NTSB DCA24LA256Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Severn, MDA passenger’s failure to comply with crew member instructions to remain seated with seatbelt fastened.NTSB DCA24LA254Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Linneus, MOAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise.NTSB DCA24WA224IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Atlantic Ocean, SpainNTSB DCA24WA329Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Mendoza, ArgentinaNTSB DCA24WA185Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Payagyi, Myanmar (Burma)NTSB DCA24LA195Incident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openAirbus A330 · Orlando, FLNTSB DCA24LA174Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757 · Hogansville, GAAn encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA24LA144Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 717-200 · Cecil, NCAn encounter with clear air turbulence.NTSB DCA24FA143Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-7CT · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence from a broken line of embedded thunderstorms moving across the region. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the air traffic controller to issue pertinent weather information…NTSB DCA24WA140Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Narita, JapanNTSB DCA24LA135Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-232 · Lakeland, GAAn inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB DCA24LA130Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-800 · Paris, TNAn encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA24LA124Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Aylett, VAAn encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA24WA102Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767-332 · Bogotá, ColombiaNTSB DCA24LA097Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-222ER · Kelsey, NYThe airplane’s encounter with an unanticipated localized region of moderate-to-severe turbulence while in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) associated with strong upper-level wind shear and convective cells. Contributing to the severity of the…NTSB DCA24WA087Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Tokoname, JapanNTSB DCA23LA465Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787-8 · Lake Erie Beach, NYMalfunctioning brakes on a service cart.NTSB DCA23LA462Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-232 · Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.NTSB DCA23LA445Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Hebron, KYAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.NTSB DCA23FA428Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAirbus A350-941 · Atlanta, GAThe flight crew’s unintentional encounter with rapidly developing cumulus clouds which resulted in an encounter with severe convectively induced turbulence.NTSB DCA23LA421Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-222 · Over the (Atlantic Ocean)An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.NTSB DCA23LA411Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer ERJ170 · Eleroy, ILAn encounter with clear air turbulence.NTSB DCA23LA382Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Myrtle Beach (Atlantic Ocean)An encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) while in cruise flight.NTSB DCA23LA383Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · East Palestine, OHAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.NTSB DCA23LA378Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-214 · Inverness, FLAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA23WA350OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · ChinaNTSB DCA23WA328Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Singapore, SingaporeNTSB DCA23LA305Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Chicago, ILAn encounter with convectively-induced turbulence (CIT).NTSB DCA23LA304Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A320-232 · Houston, TXAn encounter with convectively-induced turbulence (CIT).NTSB DCA23WA292Incident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Bangkok, ThailandNTSB DCA23LA252Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)An encounter with inadvertent convective turbulence during cruise flight.NTSB DCA23WA236Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Incheon, South KoreaNTSB DCA23LA213Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-224 · Sacramento, CAAn encounter with forecast convective turbulence during climb.NTSB DCA23LA196Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-251N · Dallas, TXThe flight’s encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA23LA175Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A319-132 · New Orleans, LAThe flight’s encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA23LA170Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Rushville, INAn encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA23LA477Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757 · Lake Butler, FLAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence.NTSB DCA23WA313Incident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330 · Grand Anse Village, Seychelles