# NTSB investigations: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series: In flight encounter with weather

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 CHI07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA078.md): Boeing 777 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 2007 · N779AN · No damage
  > An in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB DFW06LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA115.md): Boeing 777-233ER · DFW Int'l Apt, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2006 · N789AN · No damage
  > The in-flight encounter with turbulence in clouds resulting in a flight attendant being injured.
- [NTSB CHI05LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA135.md): Boeing 757-223 · New Chicago, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2005 · N602AN · No damage
  > The inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) while the aircraft was descending into the terminal area.
- [NTSB DCA04MA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04MA061.md): Boeing 777 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2004 · N797AN · No damage
  > the in-flight encounter with unforecasted clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB MIA03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA067.md): Boeing 777-223 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2003 · N790AN · No damage
  > The flight crew's inadvertent encounter with turbulence while attempting to maneuver through an area of convective activity during descent.
- [NTSB MIA00LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA271.md): Boeing 777-223 · Miami, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2000 · N789AN · No damage
  > an in-flight encounter with turbulence.
- [NTSB FTW00LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA244.md): Boeing 757-223 · Gulf Of Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2000 · N657AM · Minor damage
  > the flight crew's inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise flight. A factor was the rapidly developing convective activity.
- [NTSB LAX00LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA146.md): Boeing 757-2G7 · Dallas, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2000 · N910AW · No damage
  > The en route cruise encounter with forecast moderate turbulence.
- [NTSB LAX00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA072.md): Boeing 757-2G7 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2000 · N909AW · No damage
  > Encounter with Clear Air Turbulence. Poor communication between the captain and flight attendants as to the urgency for the flight attendants to take their seats was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB IAD96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA058.md): Boeing 757-200 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1996 · N653A · No damage
  > the in-flight encounter with unforecast, unexpected turbulence.

## 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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('54555')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=54555&occurrence=240

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