# NTSB investigations, 2026: 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 DCA27LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27LA019.md): Boeing 777-222 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 21, 2026 · N769UA · No damage
- [NTSB DCA27WA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27WA009.md): Airbus A320-214 · Kingston, Jamaica · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 9, 2026 · N207FR
- [NTSB DCA26WA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA371.md): Boeing 787 · Pacific Ocean, Vietnam · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 17, 2026 · VH-VKH · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA338.md): Boeing 737 · Hongseong, South Korea · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 22, 2026 · HL8061 · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA379.md): Boeing 737 · Warsaw, Poland · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 10, 2026 · SP-LYD · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA331.md): Airbus A321 · Royal National Park, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 10, 2026 · VH-OFS
- [NTSB DCA26WA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA341.md): Boeing 747 · Changzhi, China · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 2, 2026 · VQ-BBM · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA328.md): Boeing 737 · Higashiizu, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 21, 2026 · JA335J
- [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 DCA26WA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA277.md): Airbus A320 · Longford, United Kingdom · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 9, 2026 · G-EUUM
- [NTSB DCA26LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA270.md): Airbus A321-231 · Somerset, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Jul 6, 2026 · N943JT · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA268.md): Boeing 737 · Catania, Italy · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 30, 2026 · G-DRTR · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA249.md): Airbus Canada BD500 · Berthoud, CO · Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 24, 2026 · CGJYI
- [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 DCA26WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA180.md): Boeing 737 · Harryda, Sweden · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 5, 2026 · 9H-QDZ · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA177.md): Airbus A320-232 · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Apr 4, 2026 · N794JB · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA171.md): Boeing 737 · Reus, Spain · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2026 · EI-IJH · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA170.md): Boeing 737 · Balneario de Panticosa, Spain · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2026 · 9H-QEP · No damage
- [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 DCA26WA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA166.md): Boeing 737 · Bari, Italy · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 26, 2026 · 9H-QEC · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA163.md): Airbus A350-941 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 19, 2026 · N524DN · No damage
- [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.

## 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") = 2026
  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=2026

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