NTSB investigations, 2008

17 cases where the sequence of events included Windshear or thunderstorm.

Cases per year

20082026
NTSB investigations, 2008 per year, 2008–2026: 224 cases
200817
200913
20109
201117
201221
20138
201417
201515
201610
201712
20188
20197
20205
202110
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202316
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NTSB ERA09FA074Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 35-B33 · Homosassa Spgs., FLThe pilot’s continued flight into known adverse weather conditions.Nov 30, 2008 · N945T · DestroyedNTSB WPR09LA043Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Hanna, UTThe flight's encounter with adverse tailwinds and downdrafts in mountainous terrain that exceeded the airplane's climb capability.Nov 21, 2008 · N8387N · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09FA010Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMaule MXT-7-180A · Santa Teresa, NMThe pilot's decision to takeoff and fly into a thunderstorm.Oct 11, 2008 · N4257C · DestroyedNTSB DFW08CA221Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 560 · Telluride, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control during landing. A factor was the reported wind shear.Sep 1, 2008 · N839QS · Substantial damageNTSB LAX08CA275Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Sheridan, WYThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty wind conditions and likely windshear encounter and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush.Aug 21, 2008 · N1106T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX08CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177RG · Lake Tahoe, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind and density altitude conditions and failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush.Aug 19, 2008 · N8053G · Substantial damageNTSB DEN08FA141Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182T · Georgia Pass, COThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after inadvertantly encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather brief and the severe weather conditions.Aug 15, 2008 · N487TC · DestroyedNTSB CHI08CA232Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Wall, SDThe pilot not maintaining airplane control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the reported wind shear.Aug 3, 2008 · N5951Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08CA233Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Cedarburg, WIThe pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tree during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the windshear and the tree.Aug 2, 2008 · N93963 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC08FA260Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23 · Highlands, NCThe pilot's improper decision to fly into an area of thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to comply with FAA directives regarding issuance of precipitation location and…Jul 29, 2008 · N1180P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX08CA237Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Salmon, IDThe pilot's decision to take off in known adverse wind conditions that lead to an encounter with a windshear, the resulting inability of the pilot to maintain airspeed, and a stall/mush into the terrain.Jul 21, 2008 · N9912Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08LA158Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMaggs Lancair 4P · Alhambra, ILThe pilot's decision to continue the flight into an area of known thunderstorm activity and the in-flight structural failure of the airplane.Jun 6, 2008 · N241DM · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08IA152Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEclipse EA500 · Chicago, ILThe airplane manufacturer's inadequate software design requirements of the engine's full authority digital electronic controls (FADEC) fault logic that resulted in a simultaneous unrecoverable loss of thrust control on both engines when the FADEC's input data…Jun 5, 2008 · N612KB · No damageNTSB SEA08LA142Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Big Bear City, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach to landing that resulted in a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the wind shear and the high density altitude condition.May 28, 2008 · N21134 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN08FA092Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter C MD 500E · Sunrise Beach, MOThe loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the pilot's failure to regain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly in known adverse weather conditions and the gusty winds generated from convective outflow. Contributing to…May 26, 2008 · N686F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA08CA141Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Fields, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach. Contributing to the accident was a windshear.May 25, 2008 · N7076K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA08LA119Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron Balloons C-100 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation during the landing approach. Contributing to the accident were windshear and rocky terrain.May 3, 2008 · N6004K · Minor damage