NTSB investigations, 2022

19 cases where the sequence of events included Turbulence encounter.

Cases per year

20082026
NTSB investigations, 2022 per year, 2008–2026: 423 cases
200820
200921
201017
201127
201228
201313
201420
201523
201628
201718
201822
201924
202017
202114
202219
202325
202440
202525
202622

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2022
    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"

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NTSB DCA23LA107Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450) · Miami, FLAn unanticipated encounter with convective induced turbulence from developing cumulus clouds below the flight path, which produced strong updrafts and downdrafts.Dec 24, 2022 · N456FX · No damageNTSB DCA23WA097Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-824 · Chiacam, GuatemalaDec 18, 2022 · N87531 · No damageNTSB DCA23LA096Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A330-243 · Kahului, HIThe flight crew’s decision to fly over an observed storm cell instead of deviating around it despite sufficient meteorological information indicating the potential for severe convective activity.Dec 18, 2022 · N393HA · Minor damageNTSB DCA23LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767-322 · Newark, NJAn inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.Dec 8, 2022 · N649UA · No damageNTSB DCA23LA090Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer ERJ170 · Taneytown, MDAn encounter with turbulence during descent.Dec 3, 2022 · N85356 · No damageNTSB DCA23LA086Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Denver, COThe flight’s encounter with mechanical turbulence.Nov 30, 2022 · N946WN · No damageNTSB DCA23LA050Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8 · Miami, FLAn encounter with convective turbulence during descent.Nov 10, 2022 · N316SE · No damageNTSB DCA23WA012Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Komatsu, Ishikawa, JapanOct 3, 2022 · JA07RK · No damageNTSB DCA23LA008Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Denver, COAn encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.Sep 29, 2022 · N7881A · No damageNTSB ERA22LA404Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SF50 · Saint Cloud, FLThe pilot’s continuation of the instrument approach into known extreme precipitation and turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, resulting in excessive altitude deviations that required him to activate the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.Sep 9, 2022 · N77VJ · Substantial damageNTSB DCA22LA198Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus 220 · New York, NYAn encounter with convective turbulence.Sep 4, 2022 · N113DQ · No damageNTSB DCA22LA196Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-824 · Denver, COAn encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury as a flight attendant was lowering her jumpseat.Sep 1, 2022 · N76529 · No damageNTSB DCA22LA191Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 717-200 · Detroit, MIAn encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.Aug 29, 2022 · N946AT · No damageNTSB DCA22LA188Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-824 · Pharisburg, OHThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.Aug 19, 2022 · N73270 · No damageNTSB DCA22WA152Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Naha, JapanJul 16, 2022 · JA807X · No damageNTSB DCA22WA190Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787-900 · Lahore, PakistanMay 27, 2022 · A6-BLF · No damageNTSB DCA22LA125Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A320-232 · Springfield, MOThe flight’s encounter with clear air moderate turbulence.May 25, 2022 · N483UA · No damageNTSB DCA22WA074Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Okayama City, JapanJan 16, 2022 · JA24MC · No damageNTSB DCA22WA223OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Durgapur, IndiaJan 5, 2022 · VT-SLH