NTSB investigations, 2012
12 cases where the defining event was Windshear or thunderstorm.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 |
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\") = 2012
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"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") = 2012 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
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 CEN13CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · Bellview, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the approach and landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB CEN13FA073Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Wells, TXThe 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 ERA12CA521Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Deland, FLThe 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 ERA12LA435Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-42 · Charleston, WVThe airplane’s encounter with a gravity-wave duct atmospheric phenomenon.NTSB ERA12FA433Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · New Site, MSThe 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 CEN12FA421Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E90 · Karnack, TXThe 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 WPR12CA209Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Sula, MTThe pilot's inability to maintain clearance from terrain while operating in a downdraft over mountainous terrain.NTSB ERA12FA376Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawker Beechcraft A36 · Macon, MSThe 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 ERA12LA335Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · South Canaan, PAThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff during shifting wind conditions.NTSB ERA12LA231Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFirefly Balloons Firefly 8 · Fitzgerald, GAThe 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 WPR12LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Dixie Valley, NVThe airplane’s encounter with forecast low-level windshear conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift.NTSB OPS12IA303Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-145LR · Farmersville, TXThe 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…