# NTSB investigations: Other weather encounter

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 CEN23LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA416.md): Cessna 150L · Montrose, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2023 · N5460Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting quartering headwind.
- [NTSB ANC23LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA082.md): Helio H-295 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2023 · N713C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s encounter with windshear during initial climb out, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC23FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA074.md): Piper PA-18-150 · St. Mary's, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Sep 13, 2023 · N109T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to operate the airplane above its maximum certificated gross weight, and his installation of an unapproved external load that degraded takeoff performance and flight characteristics resulting in a loss of airplane control during takeoff…
- [NTSB CEN23LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA400.md): Cessna 172N · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2023 · N5254D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing with a left crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA325.md): Cessna 172M · Carson City, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 25, 2023 · N4432R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN23LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA380.md): Cessna 182T · Klein, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2023 · N908VA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA378.md): Piper J4 · Cleburne, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 22, 2023 · N6581H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA375.md): Schweizer G-164B · Rice, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2023 · N943QC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR23LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA322.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Lone Pine, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2023 · N4537Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain altitude after encountering a downdraft, which resulted in collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA356.md): Vans JV-Special / RV8 · Roanoke, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2023 · N7776J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR23LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA292.md): John Espe Cruiser · Buhl, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2023 · N314E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing with a gusting tail wind.
- [NTSB CEN23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA336.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Alta, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2023 · N402PR · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil, which resulted in a loss of lift, and subsequent collision with powerlines.
- [NTSB CEN23LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA334.md): Air Tractor AT802 · Aberdeen, SD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2023 · N8503W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC23LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA057.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Point Baker, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2023 · N6782L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR23LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA280.md): Piper PA-12S · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2023 · N48MR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA23LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA307.md): Bell 206 · Terra Alta, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2023 · N9913K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maneuver the helicopter for recovery after experiencing a strong, unanticipated tailwind in a confined operating area, which resulted in a descent and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA325.md): Ultramagic N-210 · Erie, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2023 · N1958S · No damage
  > A hard landing due to the high wind conditions which resulted in two passengers sustaining serious injuries.
- [NTSB CEN23LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA305.md): Adams Balloon AB · Lafayette, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2023 · N895FA · No damage
  > An inadvertent hard landing in high wind conditions resulting in serious injury of two passengers. Contributing to the accident was the increase in prevailing winds prior to the forecast.
- [NTSB ANC23LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA050.md): Aviat A-1B · Matanuska Glacier, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2023 · N460JC · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with downdrafts resulting in decreased performance insufficient to outclimb rising terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA302.md): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A · Custer, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2023 · N605KD · No damage
  > The pilot’s weather encounter that resulted in a high speed landing, the balloon tipping over, and serious injury to a passenger.
- [NTSB WPR23LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA271.md): Stinson 108-1 · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 11, 2023 · N8889K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB CEN23LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA275.md): Cessna 180A · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2023 · N889SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the unexpected sudden wind shift.
- [NTSB WPR23LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA254.md): Maule MX7-180C · Belgrade, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2023 · N3171H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC23LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA046.md): Piper PA-22 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2023 · N3321B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering low-level, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA265.md): Bearhawk Model 5 · Livingston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2023 · N619MS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rollout, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with a building. Contributing to the accident were the obstacles at the airstrip that prevented the pilot from performing a go-around.
- [NTSB WPR23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA237.md): Cessna 182F · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2023 · N3531Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN23LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA245.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Louise, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2023 · N932SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR23LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA233.md): Cessna 170B · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2023 · N8223A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after encountering a dust devil during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN23LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA235.md): North American T-6G · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 9, 2023 · N16JV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN23FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA220.md): Vans RV7 · Gibbon, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 2, 2023 · N977RV · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane into known adverse weather and icing conditions which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA228.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Saffell, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2023 · N8405K · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift, and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the presence of a dust devil in the airplane’s flight path.
- [NTSB CEN23LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA219.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2023 · N7102Z · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s inadequate compensation for gusting wind, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in impact with the ground.
- [NTSB WPR23LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA209.md): Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 30, 2023 · N69PV · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with a downdraft during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the pilot’s loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA206.md): Cessna 140A · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2023 · N1126D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after encountering a dust devil during landing.
- [NTSB WPR23LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA204.md): Cessna 175A · Enterprise, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2023 · N5089 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain altitude during an initial climbout in mountainous terrain after encountering a suspected downdraft.
- [NTSB WPR23LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA367.md): Cessna 180 · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2023 · N180MK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering headwind.
- [NTSB CEN23LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA193.md): Piper PA32RT · DeKalb, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2023 · N442TM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around in gusting winds. Contributing was the presence of windshear.
- [NTSB CEN23LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA191.md): Cessna 150F · Genoa, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2023 · N6840F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around.
- [NTSB WPR23LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA300.md): Cessna 170B · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2023 · N2771C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll after encountering a wind gust.
- [NTSB WPR23LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA190.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2023 · N12HD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ERA23LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA217.md): Piper PA28R · Defuniak Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 4, 2023 · N3796T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off in a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a berm. Contributing was the automated weather briefing which failed to include accurate wind information.
- [NTSB CEN23LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA177.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Longville, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 4, 2023 · N8210R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with an unexpected windshift, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR23LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA145.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 1, 2023 · N462BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed in gusting tailwind conditions that resulted in an unrecoverable descent and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA146.md): Beech 35 · Telluride, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2023 · N3233V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN23LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA134.md): Honda HA-420 · Buena Vista, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 6, 2023 · N118CX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting left crosswind resulting in the runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN23LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA119.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Martinsville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2023 · N1700T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate weather evaluation and failure to abort the takeoff that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR23LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA119.md): Piper PA28 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2023 · N8318C · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an impact with an obstacle.
- [NTSB WPR23LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA099.md): Beech C23 · Rich County, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2023 · N23FD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain altitude following an encounter with turbulence and adverse wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA135.md): Cessna 172M · Skull Valley, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2023 · N92570 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR23LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA095.md): Cessna 195A · Calexico, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 20, 2023 · N95U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/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" = '400' 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/400/sequence?page=4

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