# NTSB investigations, NC: 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 DCA24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA144.md): Boeing 717-200 · Cecil, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2024 · N899AT · No damage
  > An encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA21LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA109.md): Embraer EMB-145LR · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2021 · N650AE · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA071.md): Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Waynesville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 7, 2020 · N610NN · Minor damage
  > An encounter with severe convective turbulence associated with a strong sheared environment associated with the jet stream.
- [NTSB DCA18CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA251.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2018 · N918DE · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA041.md): Embraer ERJ 170 100 SE · Raleigh, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 3, 2016 · N643RW · No damage
  > an encounter with turbulence resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [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 DCA12CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA149.md): Airbus Industrie A330-323 · Sophia, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2012 · N273AY · No damage
  > an encounter with moderate turbulence while the flight attendant was securing the cabin for arrival.
- [NTSB DCA11CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11CA060.md): Boeing 757 · Boone, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 23, 2011 · N623DL · No damage
  > Inadvertant encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the unrestrained status of the passenger, contrary to the lighted seat belt sign.
- [NTSB ERA09LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA444.md): Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311 · Fayetteville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2009 · N328EN · No damage
  > An in-flight encounter with convective clouds resulting in moderate turbulence and serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB NYC08FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA180.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Cruso, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 12, 2008 · N64FP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions with moderate to severe turbulence prevailing. Contributing to the accident were the instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence.

## 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" = 'NC' 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=NC

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