NTSB investigations
112 cases where NTSB found High wind.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 10 |
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| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '03034055')) ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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", '03034055')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA26LA148Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208 · North Canton, OHThe flight instructor’s decision to conduct a training flight in strong, gusting crosswinds, which resulted in the airplane’s right wing impacting the ground during taxi.NTSB CEN26LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Denton, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while in the run-up area in high wind conditions.NTSB CEN26LA127Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon B36TC · Durango, COThe pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of directional control while attempting to land during high crosswind conditions.NTSB WPR26LA052Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCameron Balloons US A-225 · Albuquerque, NMThe balloon landing in increased wind, and the pilot’s inability to maintain the proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ANC25LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGippsaero PTY GA8 · Nightmute, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN25LA067Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Galveston, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during the takeoff from the helipad in high and gusting wind conditions, that resulted in the right skid extension embedding in the artificial turf, and a subsequent dynamic rollover sequence.NTSB WPR24LA245Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKubicek Factory S R O BB26Z · Casper, WYThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in the pilot’s ejection from the basket and serious injury.NTSB CEN24LA174Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · West Chicago, ILThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an encounter with wind while holding short of the runway.NTSB CEN24LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7-15 · Albany, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach in a high wind condition.NTSB WPR24LA011Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCameron Balloons US A-105 · Albuquerque, NMA hard landing to a short field, due to windy conditions and a lack of suitable alternate landing areas, which resulted in a passenger sustaining a broken ankle.NTSB CEN23LA325Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportUltramagic N-210 · Erie, COA hard landing due to the high wind conditions which resulted in two passengers sustaining serious injuries.NTSB CEN23LA302Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportArbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A · Custer, SDThe pilot’s weather encounter that resulted in a high speed landing, the balloon tipping over, and serious injury to a passenger.NTSB CEN22LA417Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-105 Special · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot’s decision to depart during high, gusty wind conditions which resulted sink and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB ANC22FA066Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Arctic Village, AKThe pilot’s decision to depart in turbulent and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22LA386Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802A · Onalaska, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a lake in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN22LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper-Harris J3C-65 · Hartford, WIThe flight instructor lost control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN22LA155Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172K · Plains, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during taxi with a strong crosswind.NTSB CEN22LA123Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPitts S-1T · Spring, TXThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly connect the throttle cable, which led to the pilot’s inability to control engine power during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s misjudgment of the headwind during the forced…NTSB WPR22LA066Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCameron Balloons U S A-315 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s inability to maintain balloon control during a high wind landing, which resulted in a serious passenger injury.NTSB DCA22MA009Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · MajorFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (MD-87) · Brookshire, TXThe jammed condition of both elevators, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic high wind while the airplane was parked and prevented the airplane from rotating during the takeoff roll. Also causal was the failure of Everts Air Cargo, the pilots’…NTSB WPR20CA272Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAerostar International RX 8 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to a high-wind landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious passenger injury.NTSB WPR20CA263Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportLindstrand 310A · Jackson, WYThe pilot’s inability to arrest the descent rate when the balloon encountered unforecasted high ground wind that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN20LA270Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 188 · Pembina, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during an aerial spray turnaround in high crosswind conditions.NTSB ANC20FA005Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech V35 · Blythe, CAA loss of control in flight due to the pilot’s decision to fly into a mountain range, at night, in conditions conducive to high wind, mountain waves, and turbulence.NTSB GAA20CA048Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Le Roy, NYThe pilot's improper pitch control during takeoff in high, gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway overrun and the nose landing gear collapsing.NTSB CEN19LA153Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 8KCAB · Fredericksburg, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN19CA128Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltramagic S90 · La Mesa, TXThe pilot's improper decision to launch the balloon in known high wind conditions, and his failure to fully vent the balloon upon landing, which resulted in the balloon landing hard several times, tipping over, being pushed along uneven ground, and a serious…NTSB GAA19CA051Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRIchard Silva Seawind · Pocono Summit, PAThe pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off from a lake in high crosswind conditions, which resulted in the right wing lifting, the left wing impacting the water, and the airplane bouncing and then impacting the water hard.NTSB CEN18LA364Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindstrand 77A · Brookfield, MOThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in his ejection from the basket and serious injury to the passenger during the balloon’s subsequent impact with…NTSB GAA18CA491Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206 · Barter Island, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN18FA266Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Alma, COThe noncertificated pilot's poor decision to depart on a flight over mountainous terrain in an improperly maintained airplane, and the subsequent encounter with mountain wave turbulence, which resulted in the loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.…NTSB CEN18LA006Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron N-105 · Albuquerque, NMThe steep approach and hard landing after the balloon encountered unexpected high wind conditions, which resulted in a serious injury to a passenger.NTSB CEN17LA367Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiller Steven M RV6 A · Elbert, COThe pilot’s improper landing flare in strong gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his loss of directional control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with objects.NTSB CEN17LA359Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Raton, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to attain a proper airspeed during an attempted go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN17FA231Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportGefa-Flug AS-105-GD · Hartford, WIThe overpressurization failure of the airship envelope as a result of the airship's encounter with gusty wind conditions and thermal activity. Contributing to the accident was the jammed Plexiglass venting panel.NTSB ANC17FA026Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportArctic S 1B2 · Salcha, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in high winds, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to load the…NTSB GAA17CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MX7 · Floydada, TXThe pilot's decision to fly into and land at an area of known widespread high gusting wind, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN17LA144Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Fort Wayne, INThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing in high gusting winds, and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an…NTSB DCA17FA076Accident · Minor injuriesClass 1 · FieldFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Ypsilanti, MIthe jammed condition of the airplane's right elevator, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic wind while the airplane was parked and rendered the airplane unable to rotate during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were (1) the effect of a large…NTSB GAA17CA082Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCameron A315 · Winters, CAThe passenger's improper egress from the balloon basket, which resulted in a serious injury.NTSB GAA16CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Palo Alto, CAThe student pilot's decision to takeoff in wind conditions that exceeded his certificated flight instructor's maximum wind endorsement, and the student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the touchdown, resulting in abnormal runway contact, and…NTSB ERA16LA131Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon 400A · Rome, GAThe pilots’ failure to use available sources of wind information before landing and recognize cues indicating the presence of the tailwind and conduct a go-around, which resulted in their landing with a significant tailwind and a subsequent runway overrun.NTSB CEN16FA116Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCurtiss Wright Travel AIR 4000 · Palmer Lake, COThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude in strong gusting winds, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…NTSB CEN15LA314Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArbc 69X · Longview, TXThe balloon’s hard landing due to a high surface wind and downdraft, which resulted in the pilot sustaining a serious leg injury.NTSB CEN15LA300Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalony Kubicek Spol BB60Z · Fort Carson, COThe pilot’s improper burner control, which allowed the balloon’s envelope to cool, and the balloon’s subsequent encounter with a drop in wind velocity during a high wind landing approach, both of which resulted in the balloon’s descent rate increasing too…NTSB CEN15LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Pueblo, COThe student pilot’s decision to continue the approach and landing despite recognizing that the wind speed was above the published limit for solo flight, which resulted in a porpoised landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the flight…NTSB GAA15LA015Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUltramagic N210 · Peoria, AZThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing after noting a higher-than-anticipated wind speed and the balloon's high descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN15FA164Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAirbus Helicopters (Eurocopte EC-130-B4 · St Louis, MOThe pilot's decision to land during unfavorable wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to settling with power. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an adequate approach path due to numerous obstructions and the lack of available…NTSB GAA15CA039Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCameron Z90 - NO Series · Bernalillo, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in abnormal runway/ground contact.NTSB CEN15LA103Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindstrand Balloons USA 120A · Peru, INThe hard landing due to a higher-than-forecast surface wind, which resulted in a serious neck injury to the pilot.