Final NTSB investigations
204 cases where the sequence of events included Windshear or thunderstorm.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 6 |
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 c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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"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 c."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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
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 CEN26LA297Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeroprakt Manufacturing SP Zoo A22LS · Searcy, ARThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN26LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGuenther Glen A Searey LSX · Briarcliff, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude and aircraft control during the base to final turn, which resulted in the airplane impacting the water. Contributing to the accident was reported downdraft wind conditions.NTSB CEN26LA169Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Meeker, COThe pilot’s inability to maintain climb performance and clearance from terrain due to the airplane’s encounter with windshear during takeoff.NTSB CEN26LA159Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Burke, TXThe airplane’s encounter with unexpected low-level wind shear during final approach, which resulted in a hard impact with the runway.NTSB CEN26LA127Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon B36TC · Durango, COThe pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of directional control while attempting to land during high crosswind conditions.NTSB ANC26LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 65-A90-1 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to attain proper flare during landing resulting in a hard landing short of the runway threshold. Contributing to the accident were gusting wind conditions.NTSB WPR25LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Kamiah, IDThe pilot’s loss of airplane control following an encounter with a microburst during takeoff.NTSB DCA25LA197Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Centerville, TNAn encounter with hail during descent.NTSB ANC24LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Bettles, AKThe pilot’s failure to adequately compensate for shifting wind conditions, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ANC24LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Denali, AKFailure to maintain clearance from terrain due to the airplane’s encounter with windshear during takeoff.NTSB ANC24LA079Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to follow the operator’s procedure manual and attempted to land at a remote landing zone in high wind conditions. Contributing factor was the pilot’s decision to not conduct a fly over of the landing site to determine wind condition which…NTSB ERA24LA344Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Cullman, ALThe pilot’s decision to depart in an area of developing convective weather, which resulted in an unanticipated wind shift during the initial climb after takeoff, a loss of climb performance, and the subsequent forced landing.NTSB WPR24FA257Accident · 7 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPilatus PC-12/47E · Recluse, WYThe pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation while operating in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction from the autopilot disconnecting due to an…NTSB WPR24LA247Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 407 · Stanley, IDA sudden wind shift which resulted in a rapid descent and subsequent dynamic rollover and collision into water.NTSB ERA24FA283Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA46 · Trout Creek, NYThe pilot’s loss of airplane control in flight due to spatial disorientation during a climb to cruise altitude in instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence, which resulted in the in-flight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was…NTSB ERA24FA217Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech V35 · Franklin, TNThe pilot’s flight into convective weather, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation and a subsequent inflight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the lack of accurate weather intensity depiction on the…NTSB CEN24FA160Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Hartsburg, MOThe pilot’s encounter with convective weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed speed, and the resulting overload failure of the horizontal stabilizer and subsequent failure of the…NTSB CEN24LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeechcraft BE58 · DeRidder, LAThe pilot’s encounter with heavy rain, hail, and severe turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB CEN24LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46-500TP · Ann Arbor, MIThe airplane’s encounter with unexpected wind shear during final approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.NTSB CEN24FA049Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMD Helicopters 600 · Sterling City, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole’s static arm during forecasted gusting wind conditions, un-forecasted light turbulence, and un-forecasted low-level wind shear conditions, resulting in main rotor blade contact with the static…NTSB ERA23FA380Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA28 · Whitesville, KYThe flight instructor’s improper decision to continue flight into a known area of thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.NTSB ERA23LA376Accident · No injuriesClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer S A EMB-545 · St. Simons Island, GAThe control laws of the angle of attack limiter protection system, which precluded the system from disengaging during an approach in gusting wind conditions, limiting the flight crew’s ability to control the airplane’s pitch and resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ANC23LA082Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHelio H-295 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s encounter with windshear during initial climb out, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB WPR23LA335Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Marble Canyon, AZThe pilot’s loss of airplane control after an encounter with windshear during takeoff which resulted in collision with terrain.NTSB ERA23FA330Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna P210 · Junction City, GAThe pilot’s continued flight into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the penetration of a severe thunderstorm, the pilot’s loss of airplane control, and the airplane’s subsequent in-flight breakup.NTSB ERA23LA299Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Richmond, VAThe pilot’s delay in performing a go-around after a likely encounter with low-level wind shear, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to recognize the severity of the actual and forecasted weather near the airport…NTSB CEN23LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32RT · DeKalb, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around in gusting winds. Contributing was the presence of windshear.NTSB WPR23LA178Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportUniversal Globe GC-1A · Belen, NMThe airplane’s encounter with downdraft on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB ERA23FA219Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182 · Reliance, TNThe pilot’s decision to continue an instrument flight into an area of forecast weather with severe to extreme turbulence associated with a line of thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing was the pilot’s operation of the airplane in…NTSB ERA23LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 750 · Wall Township, NJThe pilots’ loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion. Also contributing was the flight crew’s decision to land at an airport where there was a rapidly approaching severe thunderstorm.NTSB CEN23FA113Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech B200 · Little Rock, ARThe loss of control during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the sudden wind shifts during the initial climb.NTSB CEN23LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMulholland Robert A Vans RV-7 · Englewood, COAn encounter with windshear during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with a tailwind.NTSB WPR23LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportProgressive Aerodyne SeaRey · Lake Isabel, WAThe pilot’s loss of airplane control after an encounter with windshear during takeoff which, resulted in a hard water landing.NTSB ERA22LA404Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SF50 · Saint Cloud, FLThe pilot’s continuation of the instrument approach into known extreme precipitation and turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, resulting in excessive altitude deviations that required him to activate the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.NTSB CEN22LA417Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-105 Special · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot’s decision to depart during high, gusty wind conditions which resulted sink and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB WPR22LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Salt Lake City, UTThe airplane’s encounter with a microburst during initial climb that resulted in a loss of altitude and subsequent collision with a tree.NTSB ERA22LA395Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA 42 · Orlando, FLThe flight crew’s insufficient evaluation of the deteriorating weather conditions in the area, which resulted in an encounter with a microburst.NTSB CEN22LA382Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172K · Kahului, HIThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting winds while maneuvering on the ground.NTSB CEN22LA380Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · McCarthy, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in turbulent weather conditions.NTSB ERA22FA354Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Cynthiana, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering to land with approaching convective activity.NTSB WPR22LA251Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208B · Salt Lake City, UTThe pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane when it encountered a microburst during a landing attempt and a go-around near known thunderstorm activity. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate amount of wind sensors and wind shear…NTSB ERA22LA300Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Plymouth, CTThe pilot’s encounter with known and forecast adverse weather which resulted in a collision with trees during the initial climb.NTSB CEN22LA110Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Fort Carson, COThe windshear encounter on short final approach, which resulted in an excessive decent rate and ground impact.NTSB CEN22LA003Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing PT-17 · Winnie, TXThe pilot’s decision to takeoff from a road with obstacles in his flight path and his failure to maintain control of the airplane when encountering changing winds from approaching thunderstorms which resulted in the airplane impacting signal light cables.NTSB CEN21LA471Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJust Highlander · West Cobb, ARThe airplane’s encounter with gusting wind conditions and low-level wind shear on final approach, which resulted in a loss of control, an aerodynamic stall, and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB CEN21LA291Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Loveland, COThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare and subsequent attempted go-around with a strong quartering crosswind.NTSB WPR21FA211Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportTextron 172S · Eden, UTThe flight instructor’s improper aeronautical decision-making, which led to an encounter with a downdraft at a low altitude in mountainous terrain and resulted in the instructor’s loss of airplane control and an impact with terrain.NTSB ANC21LA043Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182K · Cordova, AKAn encounter with mountain wave turbulence and windshear that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane and resulted in impact with terrain.NTSB ANC21LA044Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Perryville, AKThe airplane’s encounter with windshear on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.NTSB CEN21LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Schaumburg, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff with a left quartering crosswind that shifted to a tailwind.