# NTSB investigations, SC: Turbulence

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 ERA21LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA115.md): Beech 300 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 14, 2021 · N862UP · No damage
  > An encounter with severe turbulence, which resulted in serious injury to an unseated passenger.
- [NTSB ERA19LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA043.md): Aero Commander 690 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 12, 2018 · N840JC · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with low-level windshear and turbulence during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA12LA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA498.md): Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Hilton Head, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2012 · N134HQ · No damage
  > The passenger’s failure to adhere to flight and cabin crewmembers’ instructions to remain seated in anticipation of adverse weather and turbulence along the airplane’s flight path.
- [NTSB ERA12LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA267.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Eastover, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2012 · N961JD · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate or loss of through bolt preload tension, which resulted in fretting between the engine halves, the subsequent failure of one cylinder through bolt, the loosening of additional cylinder retaining studs, and the fracture of the crankcase.…
- [NTSB ERA11CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA327.md): Bombardier CL600-2D24 · Florence, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2011 · N929LR · No damage
  > The inadvertent in-flight encounter with turbulence, resulting in an injury to a cabin attendant.
- [NTSB ERA11LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA330.md): Beech C90 · Camden, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N291CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's in-flight decision to continue toward his destination, through known significant weather, when safer alternatives were available.
- [NTSB NYC08TA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08TA130.md): Cessna 180 · Spartanburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 11, 2008 · N1044Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with wake turbulence during approach as a result of his inadequate in-flight planning.

## 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" = 'SC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '030320'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030320/cases?state=SC

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