# NTSB investigations, 2015: 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 DCA16WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA040.md): Boeing 777-333ER · Calgary, Canada · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 31, 2015 · C-FRAM · No damage
  > The NTSB was notified of an incident involving a Boeing B777-333 aircraft, registration C-FRAM, that occurred enroute from Shanghai, China to Toronto, Canada, which resulted in the flight being diverted to Calgary, Canada. The incident is being investigated…
- [NTSB GAA16CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA092.md): Piper PA 46 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 28, 2015 · N9083U · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain glide path, descent rate and landing flare, in off shore wind conditions, resulting in a hard landing short of the runway.
- [NTSB DCA16CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA052.md): Boeing 737 76N · San Diego, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 26, 2015 · N7733B · 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 DCA16CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA030.md): Airbus A319 115 · Great Falls, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 10, 2015 · N3014R · No damage
  > an encounter with turbulence during initial descent.
- [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 DCA16CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA023.md): Airbus Industrie A319 112 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2015 · N725UW · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA021.md): Boeing 787 · Beaumont, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 7, 2015 · N27958 · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence resulting in serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA16CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA010.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Plevna, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2015 · N69838 · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB GAA16CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA030.md): Mcpherson John G Pietenpol Aircamper · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2015 · N169JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR16FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA007.md): Beech G35 · South Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 2015 · N4485D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control due to an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the airplane’s climb performance capabilities and resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart without…
- [NTSB GAA16CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA003.md): Bushmaster Super Bushmaster · Marble Canyon, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2015 · C-FIIB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain descent rate durring the landing resulting in collision with terrain.
- [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 OPS15IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS15IA020.md): Airbus Industrie A320 211 · Max, NE · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2015 · N332NW · Minor damage
  > The flight crew's continued flight into a closing gap between areas of thunderstorm activity and their failure to maintain the required lateral separation from the thunderstorms, which resulted in the airplane's encounter with hail and subsequent airplane…
- [NTSB WPR15LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA239.md): Embraer E175 · South Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2015 · N204NN · No damage
  > The airplane's encounter with moderate turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant who was not securely seated. Contributing to the accident was the flight attendant's decision to continue to secure items before the…
- [NTSB ANC15CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA051.md): Cessna 140 · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2015 · N72784 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude in mountainous terrain and weather conditions conducive to downdrafts.
- [NTSB DCA15CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA131.md): Bombardier CL600 2D24 · McCook, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2015 · N246LR · No damage
  > inadvertent encounter with turbulence while deviating around an area of known convective activity.
- [NTSB DCA15CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA136.md): Boeing 777 - 236 · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2015 · G-VIIY · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence resulting in serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB GAA15CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA051.md): Piper PA 32R-300 · Gatlinburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 26, 2015 · N2269M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with extreme turbulence during descent over mountainous terrain, which resulted in a loss of control, and structural damage in flight.
- [NTSB WPR15LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA142.md): Schleicher ASW 27 · Reno, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2015 · N27QV · Substantial damage
  > The glider's encounter with severe turbulent atmospheric conditions after the pilot inadvertently entered clouds, which led to his inability to maintain a proper airspeed and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the glider.
- [NTSB DCA15WA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA080.md): Boeing 737 - 8AS · Bordeaux, France · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 25, 2015 · EI-DAC · No damage
  > The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) of France has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800, which occurred on February 25, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist…
- [NTSB DCA15LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15LA067.md): Boeing 767 · Honolulu (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2015 · N59053 · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence associated with a forecasted area of thunderstorms.
- [NTSB WPR15CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA110.md): Raytheon B300 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 10, 2015 · N49WC · Substantial damage
  > The airplane encountered extreme turbulence during 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2015
  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?year=2015

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