# 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 WPR12CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA389.md): Cessna 182L · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N42014 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN12CA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA596.md): Arvold Jordon R CH 750 · Colfax, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N32JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA378.md): Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 · Nephi, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2012 · N651AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control due to an encounter with a microburst/downdraft that exceeded the climb performance capabilities of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN12CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA576.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2012 · N215VS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [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 ERA12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA500.md): Beech V35B · Effingham, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2012 · N11JK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to avoid an encounter with known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight upset, temporary loss of control, and loading of the airframe, engine, and propeller that led to the in-flight separation of the propeller and the…
- [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 CEN12FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA320.md): Tackabury Air-Cam · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 2012 · N788RJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA12CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA352.md): Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2CT · Duncansville, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 18, 2012 · N900BM · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric lift conditions not sufficient to clear terrain, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue turning toward a ridgeline.
- [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 CEN12LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA258.md): Bell 206B · Amarillo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2012 · N2068X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing in gusty wind conditions associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [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 WPR11CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA365.md): Cessna 162 · Rawlings, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2011 · N7024V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff at a density altitude that was outside the performance envelope of the airplane. Also causal was the flight's likely encounter with a sudden tailwind gust.
- [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 CEN11CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA447.md): Arion Lightning LS-1 · Garden City, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2011 · N125GD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.
- [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 ERA11LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA344.md): Beech A100 · Gray, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2011 · N15L · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with convectively-induced turbulence and icing, which resulted in an in-flight upset and a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN11CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA395.md): Nelson Dan H LONG-EZ · Moriarity, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 14, 2011 · N81DN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA330.md): Beech C90 · Camden, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N291CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's in-flight decision to continue toward his destination, through known significant weather, when safer alternatives were available.
- [NTSB DCA11FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA053.md): Airbus A319 · Chillicothe, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 2011 · N801UA · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with unforecast convective turbulence.
- [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 ERA11CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA280.md): Bombardier BD700 1A10 · Teterboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2011 · N113CS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control during landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [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.
- [NTSB WPR11FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA153.md): Volin Kitfox Classic IV · Myrtle Creek, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2011 · N4374K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with a windshear/downdraft that exceeded the climb performance capabilities of the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA11FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA036.md): Beech B36TC · Rienzi, MS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2010 · N8045Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide precipitation information to the pilot as required.
- [NTSB ERA10LA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA511.md): Ballonbau Worner NL-1000/STU · Adriatic Sea, A1 · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2010 · N801NM · Substantial damage
  > The crew's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in destruction of the balloon envelope by lightning strike and the subsequent uncontrolled descent to the sea.
- [NTSB ERA10WA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA443.md): Embraer EMB145 LU · Bahia, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 25, 2010 · PR-PSJ · Substantial damage
  > On August 25, 2010, about 1741 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), an Embraer EMB-145 LU, Brazilian registration PR-PSJ, operated by Passaredo Transportes Aereos LTDA, on a commercial flight, was substantially damaged, when it landed short of the runway during…
- [NTSB CEN10CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA390.md): Schweizer 269C · Santa Rosa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 9, 2010 · N9421G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing in gusty surface winds conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the flight.
- [NTSB CEN10CA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA318.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Brookshire, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2010 · N55208 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR10LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA259.md): Socata TB-20 · Happy Camp, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2010 · N3041Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and decision to continue to operate under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with an embedded thunderstorm and rain showers and moderate to severe turbulence,…
- [NTSB CEN10LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA240.md): Boeing 767 · Fort Dodge, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2010 · N320AA · No damage
  > The flight crew's inadequate separation from convective activity that resulted in serious injury to an unrestrained flight attendant.
- [NTSB ERA10MA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10MA188.md): Eurocopter AS-350-B3 · Brownsville, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2010 · N855HW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt the flight into approaching adverse weather, resulting in an encounter with a thunderstorm with localized instrument meteorological conditions, heavy rain, and severe turbulence that led to a loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR10CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA175.md): Beech 23 · Twenty Nine Palms, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2010 · N2325Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with a wind shear/downdraft that exceeded the climb performance capabilities of the airplane during initial climb.
- [NTSB CEN10FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA028.md): Beech B100 · Benavides, TX · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2009 · N729MS · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to avoid severe weather, and the air traffic controller's failure to provide adverse weather avoidance assistance, as required by Federal Aviation Administration directives, both of which led to the airplane's encounter with a severe…
- [NTSB ERA09FA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA487.md): Socata TB20 · Pavo, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2009 · N654GT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with embedded intense thunderstorms, heavy rain, and severe to extreme turbulence, resulting in an in-flight separation of the left wing due to overstress.
- [NTSB CEN09CA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA484.md): Piper PA22 · Terrell, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2009 · N8602C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue the approach and landing during thunderstorm activity, resulting in the loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB CEN09CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA465.md): Piper PA32R · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2009 · N301RT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's low altitude encounter with windshear during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA09LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA392.md): Noles Vance L Vans RV7A · Sanderson, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2009 · N774US · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions with convective activity and thunderstorms. Contributing to the accident was his failure to get an adequate weather briefing.
- [NTSB ERA09FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA389.md): Cessna 421C · Gulf of Mexico · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2009 · N4467D · Destroyed
  > 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.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence.md?page=5

## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '390' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence?page=4

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