# NTSB investigations, 2017: 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.

## Latest cases

- [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.

## 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") = 2017
  AND 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?year=2017

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