# NTSB investigations: Convective 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA286.md): Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL · Sanford, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 16, 2026 · N271SY · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise flight in an area of forecast thunderstorm activity.
- [NTSB DCA26LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA165.md): Airbus A320-232 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2026 · N605JB · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with turbulence resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant who was not seated due to completion of arrival compliance checks.
- [NTSB DCA25LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA323.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Port Orange, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 12, 2025 · N919WN · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA312.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2025 · N805WA · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during descent that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA269.md): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Jacksonville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2025 · N229JQ · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with unanticipated moderate turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA25LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA272.md): Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Germantown, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2025 · N330PQ · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA240.md): Airbus Industrie A321-211 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2025 · N189UW · No damage
  > The unexpected encounter with a rapidly developing convective cell during climb resulting in convectively induced turbulence on a dark moon-less evening.
- [NTSB DCA25LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA239.md): Airbus A320 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2025 · N616NK · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with moderate convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA238.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2025 · N28478 · No damage
  > The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to two flight attendants.
- [NTSB DCA25LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA234.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Ebro, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2025 · N969WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with convective turbulence during climb while diverting to an alternate airport, resulting in a serious injury to a passenger who disregarded the flight crew’s illuminated seat belt sign and the cabin crew’s instruction to remain…
- [NTSB DCA25LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA190.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Tahlequah, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2025 · N461WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA25LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA173.md): Boeing 787 · Claveria, Philippines · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2025 · N27958 · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during cruise that was not detected in advance by cockpit weather radar or weather information services.
- [NTSB DCA25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA126.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Hacienda Heights, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 14, 2025 · N939WN · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA041.md): Boeing 757-231 · Cooper Hill, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2024 · N717TW · No damage
  > An encounter with convective induced turbulence which resulted in a flight attendant serious injury.
- [NTSB DCA25LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA044.md): Boeing 787-9 · Tokyo, Japan · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 15, 2024 · N833AA · No damage
  > An encounter with turbulence while in cruise flight, resulting in serious injuries to two flight attendants.
- [NTSB DCA24LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA290.md): Boeing 737 · Highland Meadows, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2024 · N7734H · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA24LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA255.md): Airbus A321-231 · Waycross, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2024 · N542UW · No damage
  > The aircraft’s encounter with convectively induced turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA24LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA254.md): Boeing 777-223 · Linneus, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2024 · N793AN · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise.
- [NTSB ERA24FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA217.md): Beech V35 · Franklin, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 15, 2024 · N47WT · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s flight into convective weather, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation and a subsequent inflight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the lack of accurate weather intensity depiction on the…
- [NTSB DCA24LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA174.md): Boeing 757 · Hogansville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 26, 2024 · N6703D · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA24FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA143.md): Boeing 737-7CT · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 3, 2024 · N567WN · No damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence from a broken line of embedded thunderstorms moving across the region. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the air traffic controller to issue pertinent weather information…
- [NTSB DCA24LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA130.md): Boeing 737-800 · Paris, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2024 · N8520Q · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA097.md): Boeing 777-222ER · Kelsey, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N788UA · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with an unanticipated localized region of moderate-to-severe turbulence while in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) associated with strong upper-level wind shear and convective cells. Contributing to the severity of the…
- [NTSB CEN24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA100.md): Beechcraft BE58 · DeRidder, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 26, 2024 · N811CW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s encounter with heavy rain, hail, and severe turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA23LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA462.md): Airbus A320-232 · Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2023 · N569JB · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.
- [NTSB DCA23LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA445.md): Boeing 737-9 · Hebron, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 7, 2023 · N37531 · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.
- [NTSB DCA23LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA382.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Myrtle Beach (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2023 · N77431 · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) while in cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA23LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA383.md): Boeing 737 · East Palestine, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2023 · N279WN · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.
- [NTSB DCA23LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA378.md): Airbus A320-214 · Inverness, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2023 · N249NV · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA304.md): Airbus Industrie A320-232 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2023 · N479UA · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively-induced turbulence (CIT).
- [NTSB DCA23LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA252.md): Boeing 777-223 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2023 · N770AN · No damage
  > An encounter with inadvertent convective turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA23LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA213.md): Boeing 777-224 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2023 · N79011 · No damage
  > An encounter with forecast convective turbulence during climb.
- [NTSB DCA23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA175.md): Airbus A319-132 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 16, 2023 · N505NK · No damage
  > The flight’s encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA23LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA477.md): Boeing 757 · Lake Butler, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2023 · N13138 · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA23LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA107.md): Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450) · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 24, 2022 · N456FX · No damage
  > An unanticipated encounter with convective induced turbulence from developing cumulus clouds below the flight path, which produced strong updrafts and downdrafts.
- [NTSB DCA23LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA096.md): Airbus A330-243 · Kahului, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2022 · N393HA · Minor damage
  > The flight crew’s decision to fly over an observed storm cell instead of deviating around it despite sufficient meteorological information indicating the potential for severe convective activity.
- [NTSB DCA23LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA050.md): Boeing 737-8 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 10, 2022 · N316SE · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB ERA22LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA404.md): Cirrus Design SF50 · Saint Cloud, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2022 · N77VJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continuation of the instrument approach into known extreme precipitation and turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, resulting in excessive altitude deviations that required him to activate the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.
- [NTSB DCA22LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA198.md): Airbus 220 · New York, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 4, 2022 · N113DQ · No damage
  > An encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA22LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA188.md): Boeing 737-824 · Pharisburg, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2022 · N73270 · No damage
  > The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB WPR22LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA253.md): Cessna P210N · Buffalo, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2022 · N731BJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into localized instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with convective turbulence and a subsequent loss of control and in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB DCA22LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA012.md): Boeing 737-8H4 · Lexington, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2021 · N8642E · No damage
  > The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA21LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA176.md): Airbus A321-231 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2021 · N156AN · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA21LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA109.md): Embraer EMB-145LR · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2021 · N650AE · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB DCA21LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA058.md): Airbus Industrie A320-232 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2020 · N463UA · No damage
  > an encounter with forecasted convective turbulence during approach.
- [NTSB WPR20CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA276.md): Mooney M20C · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2020 · N2933L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude on short final due to an encounter with a down draft and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB DCA20CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA122.md): Embraer ERJ170 · Plainfield, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 9, 2020 · N226NN · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA22LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA001.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2020 · N254WN · No damage
  > An encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB ERA20LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA206.md): Piper PA 31T · Eatonton, GA · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2020 · N135VE · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions, which placed the airplane in an unusual attitude from which the pilot could not recover. Contributing to the accident was the convective and…
- [NTSB CEN20LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA127.md): Piper PA28R · Pleasant Plain, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2020 · N3943T · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with convective turbulence and low-level wind shear in dark night instrument meteorological conditions that resulted in spatial disorientation and the loss of airplane control.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032020/cases.md?page=2

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '03032020'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032020/cases

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