# NTSB investigations: Thunder Balloons AX9-140 SII

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 LAX90LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA277.md): Thunder and Colt AX9-140 SLI · Napa, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1990 · N9112R · Substantial damage
  > Flight's encounter with a probable microburst weather phenomena with down drafts and winds beyond the performance capability of the balloon.
- [NTSB LAX90LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA206.md): Thunder and Colt AX9-140 · Napa, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1990 · N9112R · No damage
  > The pilot's improper flare technique which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the sudden appearance of a high wind condition.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('8970116'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8970116

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