NTSB investigations, 2025
25 cases where the sequence of events included Turbulence encounter.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 22 |
Where
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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\") = 2025
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2025 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 DCA26WA078Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Chiba, JapanNTSB WPR26LA048Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A1 · Evanston, WYThe airplane’s encounter with downdrafts in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the flight through mountainous terrain in marginal weather conditions.NTSB DCA25LA341Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A321 · Las Vegas, NVThe airplane’s encounter with turbulence during descent resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant who was standing at the time of the encounter.NTSB DCA25LA323Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Port Orange, FLAn encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant.NTSB DCA25LA307Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL · Peaster, TXThe airplane’s encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to a passenger who was out of their seat when the seatbelt sign was illuminated.NTSB DCA25LA312Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD 83 · Miami, FLAn encounter with convective turbulence during descent that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB ENG25WA052AccidentClass 3 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Haute-Corse, FranceNTSB DCA25LA276Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAirbus A330 · Creston, WYOn July 30, 2025, at 1723 mountain daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 56, an Airbus A330-941, encountered severe turbulence while in cruise flight at an altitude of 37,000 ft near Creston, Wyoming. After determining that injuries had occurred, the flight…NTSB DCA25LA269Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Jacksonville, GAThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated moderate turbulence.NTSB DCA25LA272Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Germantown, KYAn inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA25LA240Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A321-211 · Miami, FLThe unexpected encounter with a rapidly developing convective cell during climb resulting in convectively induced turbulence on a dark moon-less evening.NTSB DCA25LA239Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320 · Nashville, TNThe airplane’s encounter with moderate convective turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA25LA241Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Barlow Bend, ALThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during descent, resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB DCA25LA238Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Fort Myers, FLThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to two flight attendants.NTSB DCA25LA234Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Ebro, FLThe airplane’s encounter with convective turbulence during climb while diverting to an alternate airport, resulting in a serious injury to a passenger who disregarded the flight crew’s illuminated seat belt sign and the cabin crew’s instruction to remain…NTSB DCA25WA235AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · near waypoint DAGAG, SingaporeNTSB DCA25LA190Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Tahlequah, OKThe airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.NTSB 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 DCA25LA156Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8 · San Diego, CAAn encounter with an area of moderate clear air turbulence associated with the jet stream during cruise.NTSB DCA25LA126Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Hacienda Heights, CAThe airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.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 DCA25LA102Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787 · Ojai, CAAn encounter with turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.