# NTSB investigations, LA: 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 DFW06FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA193.md): Mooney M20J · Newellton, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2006 · N577RS · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms, the dark night conditions, and Air Traffic Control's failure to issue hazardous weather information to the pilot. - [NTSB DFW06FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA186.md): Beech BE58P · Jeanerette, LA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2006 · N158LW · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather condition and his delayed attempt to abort the landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing thunderstorm. - [NTSB DFW06CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA089.md): Aero Commander AC50 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2006 · N662MW · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to execute a missed approach after losing visual contact with the runway, which resulted in a collision with approach lights. Factors were the dark night conditions and the fog. - [NTSB FTW04FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA168.md): Bell 206-L1 · Vermillion Bay, LA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2004 · N5006F · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms and the pilot's inadequate in flight preparation and planning. - [NTSB FTW03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA106.md): Eurocopter AS350B2 · Venice, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2003 · N945PT · Destroyed > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control following a loss of tail rotor drive. A contributing factor was the fog. - [NTSB FTW03LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA088.md): Bell 206L-1 · Oak Grove, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2003 · N5740L · Substantial damage > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factors was the fog. - [NTSB FTW03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA049.md): Girard RV-4 · Homer, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2002 · N5246 · Destroyed > The pilot's VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from trees during the initial climb after takeoff. Contributing factors were fog and trees. - [NTSB FTW01LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA032.md): Smith Team Tango 2 · Dry Creek, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2000 · N6204D · Destroyed > the pilot's VFR flight into IMC while in cruise, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the clouds, and icing weather conditions, and the inadequate weather briefing. - [NTSB FTW99LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA207.md): Boeing 737-3H4 · Lafayette, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1999 · N650SW · No damage > The pilot's inadvertent flight into an adverse weather condition. A factor was the turbulence. - [NTSB FTW99FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA004.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Newellton, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1998 · N4531M · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an inadvertent entry into adverse weather conditions. A related factor was the fog. - [NTSB FTW98FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA185.md): Young Glasair III · St. Martinville, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1998 · N238BC · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft as a result of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were turbulence, clouds, dark night and lack of an instrument… - [NTSB FTW97FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA121.md): MBB BO-105S · Lena, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1997 · N7161J · Destroyed > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot not following company procedures and directives, the low ceiling, and the dark night… - [NTSB FTW96FA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA368.md): Cessna 150F · Jones, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1996 · N8380G · Destroyed > VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (VMC), and failure of the pilot (PIC) to maintain control of the airplane after becoming spatially disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather condition (fog and… - [NTSB FTW96LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA171.md): Cessna U206G · Venice, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1996 · N734QW · Destroyed > the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor was the fog. - [NTSB FTW96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA001.md): Aerostar S60A · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1995 · N63286 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and maintain adequate clearance from the power lines during the approach. A factor was the sudden wind gust. - [NTSB FTW95LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA205.md): Grumman G-164B · St Martinville, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1995 · N8365K · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was the high winds. - [NTSB MIA95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA055.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Monroe, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1995 · N981DL · No damage > an in-flight encounter with weather during a climb, resulting in an injury to a flight attendant who got out of her seat to perform a duty. - [NTSB CHI95FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA035.md): Sikorsky S-76A · Cameron, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1994 · N2620 · Destroyed > the copilot's failure to maintain altitude and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the operation. Factors include the dark night and low ceiling, and the flightcrew's failure to set the proper altimeter setting. - [NTSB FTW94IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94IA035.md): Grumman G159 · Pineville, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1993 · N806W · Minor damage > An encounter with a wet microburst, on final approach at 200 feet AGL, which exceeded the performance capability of the aircraft. - [NTSB FTW93FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA055.md): Mooney M20C · Deridder, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1992 · N6878N · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane in IMC. A factor was his lack of recent instrument flight experience. - [NTSB FTW91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA005.md): Cessna T210L · Lake Providence, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1990 · N4640Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to enter an area of forecast thrunderstorms. The factor was the severe downdraft encountered. - [NTSB FTW90DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD10.md): Grumman G-164B · Mamou, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 4, 1990 · N6693Q · Substantial damage > Pilot misjudged wind information. Factors contributing to the accident were the tailwind, the trees and the levee. - [NTSB FTW90FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA094.md): Beech B35-C33A · Le Compte, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1990 · N7968M · Destroyed > The pilot's continuation of VFR flight into IMC. Factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a pre-flight weather brief and his inadequate evalution of existing weather. - [NTSB FTW90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA049.md): Cessna 172E · Hammond, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1990 · N3531S · Destroyed > Pilot in command's initiation and continuation of the flight into an area of known IMC weather conditions and his subsequent inability to land prior to running out of fuel. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's failure to exercise good… - [NTSB FTW90FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA033.md): Cessna 182P · Slidell, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1989 · N7351N · Destroyed > The pilot's initiation of the flight into known adverse weather conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude over the water. Factors were: darkness and the adverse weather conditions that prevailed. - [NTSB FTW89FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA172.md): Cessna 210D · Covington, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1989 · N3962Y · Destroyed > The pilot in command's disregard of the weather information provided during two briefings and his decision to continue VFR flight into IMC condtions. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of night and instrument experience. - [NTSB FTW89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA042.md): Cessna 150L · Zachary, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1989 · N6757G · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation after encountering instrument meteorological weather conditions (IMC) shortly after takeoff, his intentional takeoff into adverse weather conditions, and the operator's inadequate supervision… - [NTSB FTW88IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA109.md): Boeing 737-3T0 · New Orleans, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 24, 1988 · N75356 · Minor damage > A double engine flameout due to water ingestion which occurred as a result of an inflight encounter with an area of very heavy rain and hail. A contributing cause of the incident was the inadequate design of the engines and the FAA water ingestion… - [NTSB FTW87LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA002.md): Robinson R22 · Minden, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1986 · N90455 · Substantial damage > The non-instrument rated plt entered IMC conditions while in cruise flt on a dark night at an altitude of 500 ft. he then entered a descent to reach VMC. During the descent, the helicopter collided with a tree at aprx 75 to 100 feet AGL,then crashed to the… - [NTSB FTW86LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA118.md): Cessna A185F · New Orleans, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1986 · N9937N · Substantial damage > The pilot decided to land due to rainy conditions shortly after departure. He had forgotten to retract the landing gear after takeoff and made a water landing with the gear down, causing the aircraft to invert and sink. - [NTSB FTW86FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA073.md): Partenavia P68C · Goudeau, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 1, 1986 · N3832E · Destroyed > The pilot received a weather briefing indicating IMC conditions existed at the point of departure and at reporting stations near the point of the first intended landing. (There was no reporting stations at the airport of intended landing). Weather conditions… - [NTSB FTW86FRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRD04.md): Cessna 150J · Belle Chasse, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 4, 1986 · N50560 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of power. The flt was begun an hour before the acc with the intention of staying in local area. The wx was minimal VMC at the time of takeoff and suddenly became IMC when fog rolled in. The plt was… - [NTSB FTW85LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA344.md): Mooney M20J · Kraemer, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1985 · N4793H · Destroyed > Acft was descending from cruise alt when it entered a radar lvl 3 thunderstorm and control was lost during a night VFR flt. The acft impacted a swamp in a vertical attitude with the rt wing leading slightly. The lft wing was found about 10' south of the main… - [NTSB FTW85FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA244.md): Cessna 152 · Bogalusa, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1985 · N5097H · Destroyed > A few minutes after departure the student plt flew into the ground in an effort to return to the arpt about 1400 ft n of rwy 18 in aprx a 15 deg nose down and 35 deg left angle of bank. The afct slid about 80 ft when it rotated about it's right wing flipping… - [NTSB FTW85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA183.md): Mitsubishi MU2J · Patterson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1985 · N808W · Substantial damage > On visual final apch to the arpt at night the acft entered ground fog. Reflection of the landing lights in the fog was distracting. The acft landed in the adjacent seaplane landing area instead of on the hard surface rwy. A subsequent inspection of the aprt… - [NTSB FTW85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA121.md): Boeing A75N1 · Holmwood, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1985 · N60885 · Substantial damage > The acft was 1 of 2 that were being repositioned form 1 ag strip to another. While en route, the flt encountered dense fog & the lead plt initiated a 180 deg turn. During the turn, the 2nd acft (N60885) was about 100 ft in trail of the 1st acft at aprx 150 ft… - [NTSB FTW85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA119.md): Sikorsky S-76A · Houma, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1985 · N31223 · Destroyed > The aircrew had just completed a medivac flt & were repositioning the helicopter to the home base. While they were en route, the company dispatcher informed the crew that fog was moving into the area & that they had better hurry. During the night apch, the… - [NTSB FTW85LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA089.md): Bell 206L-1 · Houma, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1984 · N1075Y · Substantial damage > The plt departed into known bad wx with low ceilings and poor visibility. Very shortly after takeoff the plt elected to return to the arpt. During a descending right turn the plt broke out of IMC at a very low altitude. He pulledcollective but still landed… - [NTSB FTW85FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA006.md): Cessna 152 · Monroe, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1984 · N4877H · Destroyed > Prior to dep the plt contacted the Monroe fss twice requesting a wx briefing. Both times VFR flt was not recommended due to IFR conditions with low ceilings en route and forecast fog at the dest. During the second call the plt stated that it was clear at the… - [NTSB FTW84LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA341.md): Mooney M20 · Thibodaux, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1984 · N3594H · Substantial damage > At 0729 CDT the plt filed a flight plan and obtained a wx brief forecasting moist unstable air with several scattered and broken cloud layers beginning at 1,500 ft. the briefer further advised the plt of thunderstorm activity at various locations along the… - [NTSB FTW84LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA118.md): Bell 206L-1 · Venice, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1984 · N5745M · Substantial damage > About 10 min after departing an offshore platform, the plt encountered an area of fog. He descended to aprx 200 ft, slowed to 40 KTS & started turning back. As he was turning, he was looking to the right to locate a petroleum production facility to use as a… - [NTSB FTW84LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA116.md): Bell 206L-1 · Vencie, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1984 · N5759M · Substantial damage > According to the plt, he took off from a came site to pick up duck hunters at several locations. During the flt, he encountered fog & turned toward venice, LA to land. He then saw an oil field structure & some land & elected to make a precautionary landing.… - [NTSB FTW84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA107.md): Aerospatiale AS-355F · Morgan City, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1984 · N5792X · Destroyed > The plts in a helicopter encountered foggy weather during a positioning flt and crashed into a lake about 4 mi from the departure point, a fisherman who witnessed the accident said the acft descended into the water in a nose low attitude. The acft skipped and… - [NTSB FTW84FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA077.md): Cessna 172L · Simpson, LA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1983 · N2899G · Destroyed > The acft collided with the ground in a steep nose down altitude at a high rate of speed after the plt encounterd low ceiling and rain during a x-country flt. In attempting to fly IFR and follow radar vectors the non-instrument rated plt lost countrol of his… - [NTSB FTW83FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA373.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Ville Platte, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1983 · N21537 · Destroyed > Prior to takeoff the plt had received a wx briefing & was advised that VFR flt was not recommended. He was given convective SIGMET 13C which called for thunderstorms with tops above 45,000 ft throughout his route of flt. About 25 minafter takeoff four… - [NTSB FTW83FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA126.md): Cessna 172N · Pineville, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1983 · N4862G · Destroyed > The owner, an instructor plt (CFI), was in the right front seat & a private plt with no instrument rating was in the left front seat. During arrival, the aircrew had inquired about the wx at the esler regional arpt, however, the fss & the UNICOM had closed… - [NTSB FTW83LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA090.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Belle Chase, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1983 · N3533U · Substantial damage > The acft encountered fog during landing rollout, the pilot lost control and ran into a fence. The air taxi pilot had off loaded his passengers at new orleans and was ferrying the acft to the accident arpt at Belle Chase la. The pilot wasnot injured in the… - [NTSB FTW83FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRD01.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Henderson, LA · Accident · 3 fatal · Final report · Dec 26, 1982 · N5369T · Destroyed > The pilot and two passengers were on a flight from beaumont, TX to covington, LA. The non-instrument rated pilot departed on a special VFR clearance. At that time, the weather at beaumont was 300 ft overcast, visibility 12 mi. When the aircraft was about 10… - [NTSB FTW82FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA041.md): Bell Helicopter 206L-1 · Houma, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1982 · N1081H · Destroyed > The acft was enroute to the ship shoal area in the gulf of Mexico. Another plt who departed earlier advised the plt that he & another acft had turned around & was returning after encountering a low ceiling & reduced visibility. The surviving pax stated that… ## 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" = 'LA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE 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?occurrence=240&state=LA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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