# Final NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.: 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 DCA25LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA173.md): Boeing 787 · Claveria, Philippines · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2025 · N27958 · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during cruise that was not detected in advance by cockpit weather radar or weather information services.
- [NTSB DCA25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA055.md): Boeing 787-9 · Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong SAR China · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 3, 2024 · N29975 · No damage
  > An encounter with unexpected turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA047.md): Boeing 777-223 · Brasilia, Brazil · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 24, 2024 · N753AN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to one passenger who was not seated.
- [NTSB DCA25LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA044.md): Boeing 787-9 · Tokyo, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 15, 2024 · N833AA · No damage
  > An encounter with turbulence while in cruise flight, resulting in serious injuries to two flight attendants.
- [NTSB DCA25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA023.md): Boeing 767-322 · Kingston, Jamaica · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2024 · N651UA · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in enroute cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA19CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA075.md): Boeing 737 · Bluefields, Nicaragua · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 5, 2019 · N852NN · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA19CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA034.md): Boeing 767 · SUNNS intersection, Osaka, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2018 · N193DN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA220.md): Boeing 767 322 · International Waters, A1 · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2016 · N657UA · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with severe convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA209.md): Airbus A319 115 · Grand Cayman Island (GCM), Cayman Islands · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2016 · N9010R · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA205.md): Airbus A321 231 · Bermuda, Bermuda · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 28, 2016 · N913JB · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA050.md): Boeing 777 223 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 12, 2015 · N784AN · No damage
  > an inadvertant encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA001.md): Airbus A319 · Nassau, Bahamas · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2015 · N9026C · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [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…
- [NTSB ANC11CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA101.md): Douglas DC-8-62F · Yakota, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2011 · N71CX · No damage
  > The passenger's decision to ignore the fasten seatbelt sign, resulting in serious injury to the passenger during a turbulence encounter.
- [NTSB DCA11FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA091.md): Boeing 747-422 · Tangshan, China · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2011 · N173UA · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence likely due to radar limitations and convective weather developing upwards into the flight path.
- [NTSB WPR11LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA071.md): Boeing 767 · Pago Pago, Antarctica · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2010 · N584HA · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with convectively-induced turbulence, which resulted in serious injury to one flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA10FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10FA064.md): Boeing 777 · Southern Tip of Greenland, Denmark · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 2010 · N794UA · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with unforecast turbulence in cruise flight.
- [NTSB ERA10CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA022.md): Boeing 767-3P6 · Argentina · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2009 · N156DL · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with turbulence, which resulted in an injury to a flight cabin attendant.
- [NTSB DCA09IA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09IA071.md): Boeing 767-224 · Bavaro, Dominican Republic · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2009 · N76156 · No damage
  > The flight crew's inadvertent flight through the top of a convective updraft that resulted in an encounter with convective induced turbulence. Contributing to the severity of the incident was the unrestrained status of several passengers, contrary to the…
- [NTSB ERA09LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA418.md): Boeing 757 · Cuba, Cuba · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 2009 · N657DL · No damage
  > An unanticipated inflight encounter with 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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  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=OF&status=final

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