# NTSB investigations, GA: 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 DCA25LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA269.md): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Jacksonville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2025 · N229JQ · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with unanticipated moderate turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA24LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA255.md): Airbus A321-231 · Waycross, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2024 · N542UW · No damage
  > The aircraft’s encounter with convectively induced turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA24LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA174.md): Boeing 757 · Hogansville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 26, 2024 · N6703D · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA135.md): Boeing 757-232 · Lakeland, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2024 · N6705Y · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA23FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23FA428.md): Airbus A350-941 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 29, 2023 · N576DZ · Minor damage
  > The flight crew’s unintentional encounter with rapidly developing cumulus clouds which resulted in an encounter with severe convectively induced turbulence.
- [NTSB ERA20LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA206.md): Piper PA 31T · Eatonton, GA · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2020 · N135VE · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions, which placed the airplane in an unusual attitude from which the pilot could not recover. Contributing to the accident was the convective and…
- [NTSB DCA19CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA151.md): Boeing 737-8H4 · Waycross, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2019 · N8697C · No damage
  > an encounter with convectively induced turbulence while penetrating cumulus clouds during descent.
- [NTSB ERA17FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA066.md): Fairchild SA227 · Camilla, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2016 · N765FA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to initiate and continue the flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control, and a subsequent in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB DCA15CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA035.md): Boeing 737 824 · Valdosta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2014 · N16217 · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence while the flight attendants were returning to their seats.
- [NTSB DCA14CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA036.md): Boeing 757 232 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 10, 2014 · N687DL · No damage
  > unexpected encounter with convective turbulence while the flight attendants were preparing for arrival.
- [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 ERA10CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA036.md): Boeing 767-432ER · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2009 · N825MH · No damage
  > Unforecasted turbulence resulting in a flight attendant being injured.
- [NTSB ERA09LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA224.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2009 · N941DL · Minor damage
  > The flight attendant’s failure to properly restrain herself after taking her jumpseat.
- [NTSB NYC08CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA115.md): Boeing 737-700 · Valdosta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2008 · N551WN · No damage
  > An unexpected encounter with turbulence, while on approach for landing.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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?state=GA

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