# Temperature inversion

- Type: NTSB finding subsection
- Path: [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03) › [Conditions/weather/phenomena](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0303) › [Temp/humidity/pressure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030310) › Temperature inversion
- NTSB code: 03031035
- Cases: 1
- In the probable cause: 0
- Fatal cases: 0
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031035/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031035/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031035

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2025: 0 / 1

## Defining events in these cases

- [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Scott Vincin JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-vincin-just-acft-highlander): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Downdraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Climb rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035) (Aircraft): 1 cases
- [Altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012) (Aircraft): 1 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA251), Jul 13, 2025: Scott Vincin Just Acft Highlander (N970SV), Mancos, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s reduced climb performance during takeoff in mountainous terrain, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to climb and impact with terrain.

NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted.

Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1).

NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names.

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