# NTSB investigations, 2016: 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 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 ERA17LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA046.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · West Chester, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2016 · N306RL · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's decision to continue the practice autorotation in known gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and roll over.
- [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 GAA16CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA406.md): Cessna 177 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2016 · N30550 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's hard landing during an aborted takeoff, following an encounter with a downdraft during takeoff initial climb from a remote mountain airstrip, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, attempt to land on the runway remaining, and subsequent nose…
- [NTSB CEN16LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA281.md): Vans RV9 · Springfield, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2016 · N807LK · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to fly into known thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
- [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 GAA16CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA228.md): Beech C23 · Yucca Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2016 · N6566R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain airspeed and a positive rate of climb during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control, an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.
- [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 WPR16LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA073.md): Cessna T206H · Billings, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2016 · N562H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper flare during landing in gusting wind conditions and low-level wind shear, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional 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") = 2016
  AND 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?year=2016

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