# NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.: 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 GAA25WA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA066.md): Piper 28 · Banktown, Australia · Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 15, 2025 · VH-BTN · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA036.md): Cessna 340A · Magny-lès-Villers, France · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 2, 2024 · N340GJ · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA25WA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA007.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · La Bretonnière la Claye, France · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 7, 2024 · N456AR · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA24WA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA321.md): Cessna TR-182 · Trieben, Austria · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 25, 2024 · OY-RSC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA043.md): Rockwell 112 · Kasberg, Grünau im Almtal, Austria · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 25, 2023 · D-ELPO · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA23WA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA177.md): Socata Rallye 180 · Arkösund, Norrköping, Sweden · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 18, 2023 · HA-BNS
- [NTSB GAA22WA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA265.md): Robinson R66 · Zapallar, Chile · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Sep 4, 2022 · CC-DFY · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA054.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Auxerre, France · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 21, 2021 · N565CK · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA22WA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA082.md): Cubcrafters CC11-160 · Monterrey, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 25, 2021 · N70CC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN20WA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA011.md): Cessna 172 · San Salvador, El Salvador · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 19, 2019 · N7381G · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR20WA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA003.md): Cessna 172 · Sultanpur, India · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 6, 2019 · VT-RGF · Substantial damage
  > On 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…
- [NTSB CEN18WA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA390.md): Robinson R44 · Buttonville, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 25, 2018 · C-GMCT · Substantial damage
  > On 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),…
- [NTSB ERA16WA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA163.md): Robinson R66 · Bely Island, Russia · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Apr 18, 2016 · RA-06233 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA16WA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA138.md): Bell 206B III · Angostura, Colombia · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 22, 2016 · HK4674 · Destroyed
  > On 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…
- [NTSB ERA16WA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA081.md): Bell 429 · Rostov-na-Dony, Russia · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 1, 2016 · RA-01617 · Destroyed
  > Subject: 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…
- [NTSB ERA16WA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA069.md): Hawker Beech A36TC · Suvorovskaya, Russia · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 13, 2015 · RA-2587G · Destroyed
  > On 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,…
- [NTSB ERA14WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA026.md): Luscombe 8 - E · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 14, 2013 · LV-RTS · Substantial damage
  > On 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),…
- [NTSB ERA13WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA089.md): Piper PA34 · Zulia, Colombia · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 12, 2012 · HK4477G · Destroyed
  > On December 12, 2012, about 1530 universal coordinated time (1030 local time), a Piper PA-34-200T, Colombian registration HK4477G, was destroyed when it impacted rising mountainous terrain in the vicinity of La Cuchilla, near Zulia, Norte de Santander,…
- [NTSB ERA11WA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA439.md): Robinson R-44 · Istok, Russia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 9, 2011 · RA-04304 · Substantial damage
  > On 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…
- [NTSB ERA11WA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA159.md): Robinson R44 · Canne della Battaglia, Italy · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 18, 2011 · F-GUJB · Substantial damage
  > On February 18, 2011, about 0706 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44, French registration F-GUJB, crashed after an in-flight separation of the tail rotor from the fuselage. The pilot was killed. The flight departed Bari, Italy, for Foggia Airport…
- [NTSB ERA10LA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA511.md): Ballonbau Worner NL-1000/STU · Adriatic Sea, A1 · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2010 · N801NM · Substantial damage
  > The crew's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in destruction of the balloon envelope by lightning strike and the subsequent uncontrolled descent to the sea.

## 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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '401' 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/401/sequence?state=OF

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