# NTSB investigations, 2019: 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 DCA20CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA043.md): Embraer ERJ190 · Disputanta, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Dec 18, 2019 · N959UW · No damage
  > an encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA20CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA038.md): Embraer EMB 135KL · Alexandria, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2019 · N805AE · No damage
  > an encounter with convectively induced turbulence while overflying an area of known convective activity.
- [NTSB DCA20CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA040.md): Embraer EMB145 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2019 · N648AE · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB ANC20FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20FA005.md): Beech V35 · Blythe, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 26, 2019 · N14UC · Destroyed
  > A loss of control in flight due to the pilot’s decision to fly into a mountain range, at night, in conditions conducive to high wind, mountain waves, and turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA20WA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA012.md): Boeing 737 · Malta, Malta · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 15, 2019 · EI-EMA · No damage
  > The AAIU of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on October 15, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU of Ireland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO…
- [NTSB DCA19CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA213.md): Airbus A319 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2019 · N515NK · No damage
  > an encounter with convectively induced turbulence associated with towering cumulus clouds during descent.
- [NTSB DCA19CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA208.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 27, 2019 · N911DL · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA19CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA206.md): Airbus A320 · Denver, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 27, 2019 · N328FR · No damage
  > an encounter with mountain wave turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA19WA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA203.md): Boeing 787 · Beijing, China · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 15, 2019 · JA808A · No damage
  > The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 797, which occurred on August 15, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JTSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex…
- [NTSB CEN19LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA266.md): Canadair CL600 2B16 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2019 · N237QS · No damage
  > The unexpected wake turbulence encounter while climbing in smooth air to cruise, resulting in passenger injuries. Contributing to the accident was the passenger seat belt sign was off.
- [NTSB DCA19CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA189.md): Boeing 767 · San Juan, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2019 · N663UA · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB CEN19LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA188.md): Cessna 560 · Janesville, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2019 · N318RW · Minor damage
  > The passenger’s decision to unbuckle her restraints during an in-flight turbulence event, resulting in serious injury.
- [NTSB WPR19LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA170.md): James Experimental Cub · Stanley, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2019 · N9WU · Substantial damage
  > Overstress failure of the right-wing spar due to an encounter with turbulence.
- [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 DCA19WA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA172.md): Boeing 737 · Seoul, South Korea · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · May 13, 2019 · HL7726 · No damage
  > The ARAIB of Korea has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on May 13, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ARAIB's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State…
- [NTSB GAA19CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA245.md): Ercoupe 415 C · Rosendale, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 6, 2019 · N2101H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport precautionary landing, which resulted in impact with a fence and a nose-over.
- [NTSB DCA19WA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA222.md): Boeing 737 · Narita, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · May 2, 2019 · HL8021 · No damage
  > The government of Japan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on May 02, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Japan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO…
- [NTSB DCA19CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA088.md): Boeing 777 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 27, 2019 · N771AN · No damage
  > the airplanes encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA19CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA091.md): Boeing 737 · Franklin, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2019 · N3730B · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA19WA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA082.md): Boeing 737 · Albania, Albania · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 13, 2019 · F-GZHM · No damage
  > The government of Albania has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on February 13, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Albania's investigation under the provisions…
- [NTSB DCA19CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA081.md): Embraer ERJ170 · Reno, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2019 · N613CZ · Minor damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a TCAS RA, which required an abrupt control input by the flight crew to resolve the conflict.
- [NTSB ANC19TA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19TA014.md): Piper PA32R · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Feb 13, 2019 · N40449 · No damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the passenger’s lap belt was appropriately fastened for the forecast turbulent conditions, and the passenger’s failure to tighten her lap belt appropriately, which resulted in the passenger’s serious injury during an…
- [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 CEN19WA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA077.md): Rans S12 · Bavispe, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 26, 2019 · UNREG · Substantial damage

## 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") = 2019
  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=2019

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