# Final NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA286.md): Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL · Sanford, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 16, 2026 · N271SY · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise flight in an area of forecast thunderstorm activity.
- [NTSB DCA26LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA185.md): Boeing 737-8 · Providence, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2026 · N8787K · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with turbulence during descent resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA26LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA167.md): Boeing 787-9 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2026 · N23994 · No damage
  > An unanticipated encounter with clear air turbulence while in cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA26LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA165.md): Airbus A320-232 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2026 · N605JB · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with turbulence resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant who was not seated due to completion of arrival compliance checks.
- [NTSB WPR26LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA048.md): Aviat A1 · Evanston, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2025 · N96WJ · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with downdrafts in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the flight through mountainous terrain in marginal weather conditions.
- [NTSB DCA25LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA341.md): Airbus A321 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2025 · N670NK · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with turbulence during descent resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant who was standing at the time of the encounter.
- [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 DCA25LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA307.md): Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL · Peaster, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 29, 2025 · N110SY · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to a passenger who was out of their seat when the seatbelt sign was illuminated.
- [NTSB DCA25LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA312.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2025 · N805WA · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during descent that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [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 DCA25LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA272.md): Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Germantown, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2025 · N330PQ · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA240.md): Airbus Industrie A321-211 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2025 · N189UW · No damage
  > The unexpected encounter with a rapidly developing convective cell during climb resulting in convectively induced turbulence on a dark moon-less evening.
- [NTSB DCA25LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA239.md): Airbus A320 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2025 · N616NK · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with moderate convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA241.md): Boeing 737-8H4 · Barlow Bend, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2025 · N8685B · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during descent, resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA238.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2025 · N28478 · No damage
  > The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to two flight attendants.
- [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 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 DCA25LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA156.md): Boeing 737-8 · San Diego, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2025 · N8776L · No damage
  > An encounter with an area of moderate clear air turbulence associated with the jet stream during cruise.
- [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 DCA25LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA102.md): Boeing 787 · Ojai, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 8, 2025 · JA892A · No damage
  > An encounter with turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA091.md): Boeing 767-322 · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2024 · N647UA · No damage
  > An encounter with an area of clear air turbulence during cruise, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [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 DCA25LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA041.md): Boeing 757-231 · Cooper Hill, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2024 · N717TW · No damage
  > An encounter with convective induced turbulence which resulted in a flight attendant serious injury.
- [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 CEN25LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA011.md): Powrachute SKY Rascal · Peculiar, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2024 · N2565Q · Minor damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use appropriate engine power during descent in turbulent air which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN24FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA326.md): Rans S19 · Crofton, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 26, 2024 · N519JR · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of low cloud cover and precipitation which resulted in an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB DCA24LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA290.md): Boeing 737 · Highland Meadows, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2024 · N7734H · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.
- [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 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 DCA24LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA254.md): Boeing 777-223 · Linneus, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2024 · N793AN · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise.
- [NTSB ERA24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA317.md): Mooney M20J · Montauk, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2024 · N8201R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach in terrain induced turbulence, resulting in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC24FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA063.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Kekaha, HI · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 11, 2024 · N144KW · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with turbulence due to downdraft winds that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB ERA24FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA283.md): Piper PA46 · Trout Creek, NY · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 30, 2024 · N85PG · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control in flight due to spatial disorientation during a climb to cruise altitude in instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence, which resulted in the in-flight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB ERA24LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA247.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Southampton Township, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2024 · N208DB · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a low approach and subsequent go-around in turbulent wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA24FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA217.md): Beech V35 · Franklin, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 15, 2024 · N47WT · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s flight into convective weather, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation and a subsequent inflight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the lack of accurate weather intensity depiction on the…
- [NTSB CEN24FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA179.md): Piper PA46-500TP · Marianna, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 13, 2024 · N241PM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s design limitations, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
- [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 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 DCA24FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA143.md): Boeing 737-7CT · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 3, 2024 · N567WN · No damage
  > 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 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 DCA24LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA130.md): Boeing 737-800 · Paris, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2024 · N8520Q · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence.
- [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 DCA24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA097.md): Boeing 777-222ER · Kelsey, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N788UA · No damage
  > The 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 CEN24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA100.md): Beechcraft BE58 · DeRidder, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 26, 2024 · N811CW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s encounter with heavy rain, hail, and severe turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN24FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA049.md): MD Helicopters 600 · Sterling City, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 29, 2023 · N745MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole’s static arm during forecasted gusting wind conditions, un-forecasted light turbulence, and un-forecasted low-level wind shear conditions, resulting in main rotor blade contact with the static…
- [NTSB DCA23LA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA465.md): Boeing 787-8 · Lake Erie Beach, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2023 · N804AN · No damage
  > Malfunctioning brakes on a service cart.
- [NTSB DCA23LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA462.md): Airbus A320-232 · Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2023 · N569JB · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.

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## 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."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?status=final

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