# NTSB investigations: Windshear or thunderstorm

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB DCA18WA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA223.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Zhuliany, Ukraine · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 14, 2018 · UR-CPR · Substantial damage
  > The government of Ukraine has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD80 airplane that occurred on June 14, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ukraine's investigation under the…
- [NTSB WPR17LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA202.md): Beech A24R · Ogden, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2017 · N9798L · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's inability to maintain an initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB GAA17CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA468.md): Cessna 170 · Moab, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2017 · N1214D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to depart in unfavorable weather conditions, which resulted in a hard, forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA17FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA145.md): Pipistrel Virus SW · Micanopy, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2017 · N155CL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional flight into an area of known convective thunderstorm activity, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB GAA17CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA174.md): Lancair Columbia 400 · Henderson, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 5, 2017 · N2516K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to land the airplane with a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN17LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA059.md): Cessna 210 · Longville, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2016 · N80RB · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight encounter with wind shear and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA052.md): Ryan Navion · New Gretna, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2016 · N4976K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and in-flight weather evaluation, which resulted in an encounter with a strong cold front and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA16FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA309.md): Cessna 172 · Hollywood, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2016 · N6091E · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight weather planning, which resulted in continued flight into a thunderstorm and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN16LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA256.md): Gulfstream American AA 5 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2016 · N26908 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with low-level wind shear during takeoff, which resulted in an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA163.md): Cessna 162 · Zionsville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2016 · N5217S · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper decision to depart on a local instructional flight in rapidly deteriorating weather conditions, including thunderstorms and hail, which resulted in subsequent impact with terrain during a go-around.
- [NTSB ERA16LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA028.md): Schumacher Lancair Super ES · Pascagoula, MS · Accident · 3 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2015 · N817PR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after encountering convective shower activity. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight into an area of known adverse weather.
- [NTSB ERA16LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA008.md): Cessna 172S · Seville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2015 · N5295Y · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a downdraft, and the pilot's decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude and airspeed, which provided insufficient time and altitude to recover before impacting terrain.
- [NTSB CEN16LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA030.md): Aerostar RX8 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2015 · N5294Q · No damage
  > The pilot's delay in deflating the balloon envelope completely after landing, which resulted in a loss of control due to a wind gust.
- [NTSB ERA16FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA006.md): Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 550FG · Erwin, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 2015 · N1058S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to fly into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the airplane entering a severe thunderstorm and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB DCA15LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15LA173.md): Airbus A321 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2015 · N564UW · Substantial damage
  > an encounter with a small microburst on short final at low altitude that resulted in a loss of lift and a tail strike during the go-around. Contributing to the accident was the captain's decision to continue the approach without applying appropriate windshear…
- [NTSB GAA15CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA172.md): Schweizer SGS 1 26B · Silver Springs, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2015 · N5839V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision making in adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an encounter with weather and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA15CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA116.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Deland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 12, 2015 · N5033S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and decision to land in an area with known convective wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA012.md): Schweizer SGS 2 33A · Waynesboro, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2014 · N3619T · Substantial damage
  > The glider's inadvertent encounter with low altitude wind shear.
- [NTSB WPR14CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA396.md): Ultramagic N250 - NO Series · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2014 · N59EX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in downdraft and gusting wind conditions which resulted in striking trees and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA532.md): Airborne Edge X · Willow Springs, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2014 · N2017A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control after the weight-shift-control aircraft encountered low-level wind shear shortly before touchdown. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather assessment that failed to correctly determine the actual…
- [NTSB DCA14RA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14RA129.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 - 80 · Gossi, Mali · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 24, 2014 · EC-LTV · Destroyed
  > The Mali Commission d'Enquete Accident et Incident d'Aviation Civile (CEAIAC) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a McDonald Douglas DC-9-83 that occurred on July 24, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the…
- [NTSB WPR14CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA292.md): Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C · Truckee, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2014 · N501WG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control in gusting wind conditions while on final approach to the runway.
- [NTSB ERA14CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA334.md): Cessna 172N · Edgewater, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2014 · N7368F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with an unanticipated convective gust front or low-level wind shear while landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA300.md): Piper PA 46-310P · Lehman, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2014 · N2428Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to enter an area of known adverse weather, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide critical weather information to the pilot to help him…
- [NTSB ANC14CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA032.md): Found Acft Canada FBA 2C2 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N602BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during landing on water due to an encounter with wind shear, which resulted in the airplane's abnormal contact with the surface.
- [NTSB ERA14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA184.md): Cessna 172R · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 7, 2014 · N2630B · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent encounter with a microburst during taxi from landing that resulted in the aircraft being turned over inverted and receiving substantial damage.
- [NTSB WPR14CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA097.md): Cameron Balloons US A-400 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2013 · N65298 · Substantial damage
  > Failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during a descent that resulted in an inadvertent collision with a pole.
- [NTSB ERA13CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA181.md): Cessna 172 · Tistusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2013 · N7113G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions associated with nearby thunderstorm activity.
- [NTSB WPR13FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA138.md): Cessna 172M · Saratoga, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2013 · N5129R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to attempt flight into approaching adverse weather, which led to his low-level flight, encounter with mountain obscuration and moderate turbulence, and his subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the severity of the pilot’s…
- [NTSB CEN13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA106.md): Cessna 182Q · Bellview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2012 · N735BV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the approach and landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA073.md): Cessna 421C · Wells, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2012 · N67SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into an area of extreme weather, which led to the in-flight encounter with a thunderstorm and structural failure of the wings and tail.
- [NTSB ERA12CA521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA521.md): Cessna 152 · Deland, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2012 · N49054 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control on final approach in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate in an environment of thunderstorms and rapidly deteriorating weather.
- [NTSB ERA12LA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA435.md): Piper PA-42 · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2012 · N332SM · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a gravity-wave duct atmospheric phenomenon.
- [NTSB ERA12FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA433.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · New Site, MS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2012 · N4386F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to operate into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the inadvertent penetration of a severe thunderstorm, a subsequent loss of control, and in-flight breakup of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN12FA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA421.md): Beech E90 · Karnack, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2012 · N987GM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadvertent flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in the loss of airplane control and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane's design limits and in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control…
- [NTSB WPR12CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA209.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sula, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2012 · N2839T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain clearance from terrain while operating in a downdraft over mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ERA12FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA376.md): Hawker Beechcraft A36 · Macon, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2012 · N976S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue flight into an area of known thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in actual instrument meteorological conditions and his reliance on datalink…
- [NTSB ERA12LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA335.md): Piper J3C-65 · South Canaan, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2012 · N98568 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff during shifting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA12LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA231.md): Firefly Balloons Firefly 8 · Fitzgerald, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2012 · N14643 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published emergency procedure for weather deterioration during flight.
- [NTSB WPR12LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA116.md): Beech S35 · Dixie Valley, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2012 · N272D · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with forecast low-level windshear conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift.
- [NTSB OPS12IA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS12IA303.md): Embraer EMB-145LR · Farmersville, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 2012 · N639AE · No damage
  > The flight's continued operation through an area containing substantial convective weather activity. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic control/traffic management unit's lack of awareness and recognition of the effect of weather movement on the…
- [NTSB ERA12CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA096.md): Thompson Tommy W Loehle P5151 · Courtland, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2011 · N212WE · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's inadvertent encounter with excessive windshear while on the downwind traffic pattern leg at low altitude, which resulted in the pilot's inability to arrest the airplane’s descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the…
- [NTSB ANC11CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA101.md): Douglas DC-8-62F · Yakota, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2011 · N71CX · No damage
  > The passenger's decision to ignore the fasten seatbelt sign, resulting in serious injury to the passenger during a turbulence encounter.
- [NTSB ERA11LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA397.md): Gates Lear Jet 35 · Opa-Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2011 · N110UN · Substantial damage
  > The flightcrew’s inadvertent encounter with windshear during landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR11CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA308.md): Piper PA-18 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2011 · N23TT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an encounter with a mountain wave and downdraft landing.
- [NTSB ERA11FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA376.md): Cessna A185F · Yabucoa, PR · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2011 · N8436Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate weather planning and improper decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN11CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA440.md): Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus · Stonewall, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2011 · N533BG · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during an off-field landing in gusting wind.
- [NTSB ERA11CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA267.md): Cessna 182A · Galax, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 24, 2011 · N4920D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind while on approach for landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA225.md): Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 14, 2011 · N505KK · Substantial damage
  > The in flight loss of lift while landing, resulting in a collision with a fence.
- [NTSB CEN11CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA224.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Swan Lake, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2011 · N92KM · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with power lines following an encounter with a wind gust.

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## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '390')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/cases?page=2

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