NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.
110 cases where the sequence of events included Turbulence encounter.
Cases per year
| 2009 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Latest cases
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB DCA27WA009Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Kingston, JamaicaNTSB DCA26WA371Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Pacific Ocean, VietnamNTSB DCA26WA338Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Hongseong, South KoreaNTSB DCA26WA379Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Warsaw, PolandNTSB DCA26WA331IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321 · Royal National Park, AustraliaNTSB DCA26WA341IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 747 · Changzhi, ChinaNTSB DCA26WA328Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Higashiizu, JapanNTSB DCA26WA277IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Longford, United KingdomNTSB DCA26WA268Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Catania, ItalyNTSB DCA26WA180Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Harryda, SwedenNTSB DCA26WA177Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · ForeignAirbus A320-232 · Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicNTSB DCA26WA171Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Reus, SpainNTSB DCA26WA170Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Balneario de Panticosa, SpainNTSB DCA26WA166Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Bari, ItalyNTSB DCA26WA163Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A350-941 · Sydney, AustraliaNTSB DCA26WA078Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Chiba, JapanNTSB ENG25WA052AccidentClass 3 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Haute-Corse, FranceNTSB DCA25WA235AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · near waypoint DAGAG, SingaporeNTSB DCA25WA191Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · El-Oued, AlgeriaNTSB DCA25LA173Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787 · Claveria, PhilippinesAn encounter with convective turbulence during cruise that was not detected in advance by cockpit weather radar or weather information services.NTSB DCA25WA151Incident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Truscot-Mungalalu, AustraliaNTSB DCA25WA106Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Jakarta, IndonesiaNTSB DCA25WA145Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Bogotá, ColombiaNTSB DCA25LA055Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787-9 · Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong SAR ChinaAn encounter with unexpected turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA25LA047Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Brasilia, BrazilThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to one passenger who was not seated.NTSB DCA25WA049IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Bogota, ColombiaNTSB DCA25LA044Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787-9 · Tokyo, JapanAn encounter with turbulence while in cruise flight, resulting in serious injuries to two flight attendants.NTSB DCA25WA043OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Brisbaine, AustraliaNTSB DCA25LA023Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767-322 · Kingston, JamaicaAn inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in enroute cruise flight.NTSB GAA25WA011Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 200 · Qld, AustraliaNTSB DCA24WA297AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787-9 · Guangzhou, ChinaNTSB DCA24WA261IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Helsinki, FinlandNTSB DCA24WA265OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignCanadair CL600 · Montreal, CanadaNTSB DCA24WA224IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Atlantic Ocean, SpainNTSB DCA24WA329Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Mendoza, ArgentinaNTSB DCA24WA185Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Payagyi, Myanmar (Burma)NTSB DCA24WA140Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Narita, JapanNTSB DCA24WA102Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767-332 · Bogotá, ColombiaNTSB DCA24WA087Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Tokoname, JapanNTSB DCA23WA350OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · ChinaNTSB DCA23WA328Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Singapore, SingaporeNTSB DCA23WA292Incident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Bangkok, ThailandNTSB DCA23WA236Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Incheon, South KoreaNTSB DCA23WA313Incident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330 · Grand Anse Village, SeychellesNTSB DCA23WA097Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-824 · Chiacam, GuatemalaNTSB DCA23WA012Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Komatsu, Ishikawa, JapanNTSB DCA22WA152Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Naha, JapanNTSB DCA22WA190Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787-900 · Lahore, PakistanNTSB DCA22WA074Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Okayama City, JapanNTSB DCA22WA223OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Durgapur, India