# NTSB investigations: Boeing 737-7H4: 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 DCA25LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA323.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Port Orange, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2025 · N919WN · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA234.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Ebro, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2025 · N969WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with convective turbulence during climb while diverting to an alternate airport, resulting in a serious injury to a passenger who disregarded the flight crew’s illuminated seat belt sign and the cabin crew’s instruction to remain…
- [NTSB DCA25LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA190.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Tahlequah, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2025 · N461WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA126.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Hacienda Heights, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 14, 2025 · N939WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA24LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA256.md): Boeing 737 · Severn, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2024 · N226WN · No damage
  > A passenger’s failure to comply with crew member instructions to remain seated with seatbelt fastened.
- [NTSB DCA24LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA124.md): Boeing 737 · Aylett, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2024 · N411WN · No damage
  > An encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA23LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA383.md): Boeing 737 · East Palestine, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2023 · N279WN · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.
- [NTSB DCA23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA086.md): Boeing 737 · Denver, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 30, 2022 · N946WN · No damage
  > The flight’s encounter with mechanical turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA22LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA001.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2020 · N254WN · No damage
  > An encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA16CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA077.md): Boeing 737 7H4 · Titusville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2016 · N718SW · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA026.md): Boeing 737 7H4 · St Louis, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 29, 2015 · N467WN · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA15CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA050.md): Boeing 737 7H4 · San Jose, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 11, 2014 · N481WN · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB WPR12LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA144.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Laverne, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2012 · N247WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB WPR12LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA119.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Pawnee, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 2012 · N915WN · No damage
  > The airplane's encounter with moderate turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB WPR12LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA053.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Oakland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2011 · N261WN · No damage
  > The flight crew’s flight into known severe turbulence associated with mountain wave activity.
- [NTSB DCA11CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11CA116.md): Boeing 737 7H4 · Cape Coral, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2011 · N936WN · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during the descent.

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1384404')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '360' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence?model=1384404

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