# NTSB investigations, OR: VFR encounter with IMC

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 WPR24FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA105.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Madras, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 10, 2024 · N3264W · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with turbulence and structural icing conditions, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR23FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA141.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Oxbow, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 2, 2023 · N424SW · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in airframe ice accretion and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB WPR22FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA354.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sisters, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 22, 2022 · N7063R · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot’s flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s degraded judgement due to fatigue.
- [NTSB WPR19FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA256.md): Piper PA32 · La Grande, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 8, 2019 · N6300Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR18FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA001.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2017 · N6083D · Destroyed
  > The noninstrument rated pilot's decision to depart on a cross-country flight with en route weather conditions forecasted to be less than visual meteorological conditions and then to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in…
- [NTSB WPR14FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA244.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 5B · Florence, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2014 · N28718 · Destroyed
  > The noninstrument-rated pilot’s visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and the subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB WPR11FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA395.md): Maule M-7-235C · Brookings, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2011 · N199BF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees while on approach for landing.
- [NTSB WPR10FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA397.md): Aero Commander 500-B · Burns, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2010 · N500FV · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument rated pilot's improper decision to continue flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after entering those conditions.
- [NTSB WPR09FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA428.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Canyonville, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2009 · N2967P · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument-rated and non-certificated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '401')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401/cases?state=OR

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