NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.

16 cases where the defining event was VFR encounter with IMC.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S. per year, 2011–2026: 16 cases
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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.\"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"

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NTSB GAA25WA066Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper 28 · Banktown, AustraliaJan 15, 2025 · VH-BTN · No damageNTSB GAA25WA036Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 340A · Magny-lès-Villers, FranceDec 2, 2024 · N340GJ · DestroyedNTSB GAA25WA007Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCirrus Design SR22 · La Bretonnière la Claye, FranceOct 7, 2024 · N456AR · DestroyedNTSB GAA24WA321Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna TR-182 · Trieben, AustriaMay 25, 2024 · OY-RSC · Substantial damageNTSB GAA24WA043Accident · 4 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRockwell 112 · Kasberg, Grünau im Almtal, AustriaNov 25, 2023 · D-ELPO · Substantial damageNTSB GAA23WA177Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignSocata Rallye 180 · Arkösund, Norrköping, SwedenJun 18, 2023 · HA-BNSNTSB GAA22WA265Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · ForeignRobinson R66 · Zapallar, ChileSep 4, 2022 · CC-DFY · Substantial damageNTSB GAA22WA054Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCirrus Design SR22 · Auxerre, FranceDec 21, 2021 · N565CK · DestroyedNTSB GAA22WA082Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCubcrafters CC11-160 · Monterrey, MexicoNov 25, 2021 · N70CC · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20WA003Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · Sultanpur, IndiaOn October 6, 2019, about 0750 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172, VT-RGF, impacted terrain near Sultanpur, India after requesting to turn back due to bad weather. The student pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The…Oct 6, 2019 · VT-RGF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN18WA390Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Buttonville, CanadaOn September 25, 2018, about 1800 hours universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, Canadian registration C-GMCT, impacted terrain while diverting due to deteriorating weather conditions near the Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ),…Sep 25, 2018 · C-GMCT · Substantial damageNTSB ERA16WA138Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBell 206B III · Angostura, ColombiaOn March 23, 2016, about 1211 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206B III, Colombian registration HK4764, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain and was consumed by a postcrash fire. Three of the four occupants were fatally injured, and one…Mar 22, 2016 · HK4674 · DestroyedNTSB ERA16WA081Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationBell 429 · Rostov-na-Dony, RussiaSubject: ERA16WA081 Bell 429, RA-01617, Rostov-na-Dony, Russia On January 1, 2016, about 0621 universal coordinated time, a Bell 429, Russian registration RA-01617, was substantially damaged by collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent following a…Jan 1, 2016 · RA-01617 · DestroyedNTSB ERA16WA069Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationHawker Beech A36TC · Suvorovskaya, RussiaOn December 13, 2015, about 0826 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), a Beech A36TC, Russian registration RA-2587G, registered to and operated by a private individual, experienced an in-flight loss of control and collided with terrain near Suvorovskaya Village,…Dec 13, 2015 · RA-2587G · DestroyedNTSB ERA14WA026Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationLuscombe 8 - E · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOn October 14, 2013, about 1134 coordinated universal time, a Luscombe 8E, Argentina registration LV-RTS, was substantially damaged, during descent in thick fog, when it impacted terrain in an industrial park. The flight had departed Zarate Airport (SATE),…Oct 14, 2013 · LV-RTS · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11WA439Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R-44 · Istok, RussiaOn July 9, 2011, at 1900 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44, Russian registration RA-04304, registered to and operated by a private owner, collided with the Yenisei River, near Istok, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia, during a repositioning flight at…Jul 9, 2011 · RA-04304 · Substantial damage