# Final NTSB investigations, ND: 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 CHI06FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA275.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Kulm, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2006 · N9714W · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with a thunderstorm and his loss of aircraft control. A factor to the accident was the thunderstorm.
- [NTSB CHI05LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA145.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Mapleton, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2005 · N8619L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from an object during the precautionary landing. The heavy rain and the unknown object were factors.
- [NTSB CHI05LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA012.md): Cessna 150M · Ashley, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2004 · N63439 · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and his not maintaining aircraft control during cruise flight. Factors present were the night condition and low ceilings.
- [NTSB CHI99FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA196.md): Beech C-23 · Mandan, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1999 · N9703Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control on approach to the airport after encountering high winds, gusts, rain, and thunderstorms in the area.
- [NTSB CHI98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA016.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Williston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1997 · N9691P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his selection of an unsuitable area for landing. The adverse weather condition (low ceiling) and submerged object were related factors.
- [NTSB CHI97LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA292.md): Boeing 747-422 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1997 · N175UA · No damage
  > The flight attendant's seat belt was not secured. A factor was turbulence in the clouds.
- [NTSB FTW97IA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA261.md): Boeing 757-223 · Dickinson, ND · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1997 · N660AM · Minor damage
  > an encounter with unforecast convection induced turbulence (CIT). Related factors were: the flight crew's improper evaluation of the weather, and an inaccurate preflight weather briefing by company weather personnel.
- [NTSB CHI97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA036.md): Cessna 177 · Regan, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1996 · N30255 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Factors were clouds, the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his poor evaluation of the weather, and the encounter with unsuitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB CHI96LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA259.md): Beech C24R · Hazelton, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1996 · N5247M · Substantial damage
  > inadvertent VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were:…
- [NTSB CHI95FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA285.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Ardoch, ND · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1995 · N85115 · Destroyed
  > the pilot-in-command's continuing flight into adverse weather. Factors were the pilot-in-command's failure to obtain a weather observation and the adverse weather.
- [NTSB CHI95LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA046.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Dickinson, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1994 · N2127D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor (CFI) misjudged the flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) condition, structural ice, windshield ice, darkness, and the lack of visual cues for the pilot to land.
- [NTSB CHI94GA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94GA093.md): Cessna 401A · Minot, ND · Accident · 4 fatal · Final report · Feb 24, 1994 · N4071Q · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude during a missed approach. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable weather and snow covered terrain.
- [NTSB CHI93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA053.md): Piper PA-30 · Bowman, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1992 · N7243Y · Destroyed
  > The non instrument rated private pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance after inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB CHI91DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG01.md): Cessna 172P · Bismarck, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 1, 1991 · N5478K · Destroyed
  > Spatial disorientation. Factors related to the accident are failure to obtain a preflight weather brief, vrf flight into IMC conditions and lack of total experience.
- [NTSB DEN90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA029.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1989 · N130ND · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the CFI to utilize carburetor heat prior to the induction icing and power loss. Contributing to the accident was the cfi's continued VFR flight into known and forecast instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN88LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA146.md): Cessna 188 · Sentinel Butte, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1988 · N3546Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot took off from his private airstrip near Sentinel Butte, ND, en route to beach, ND. He said there was a narrow cloud ahead, approximately 5-8 miles long, and emitting lightning, but it did not appear to him to threaten flight safety. The pilot said…
- [NTSB DEN87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA076.md): Cessna 150M · Cavalier, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1987 · N2848V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was landing with a cross wind. The aircraft bounced and drifted into snow bank along the right edge of the runway. The nose gear was broken off in the collision with the snow bank and the engine was pushed into the firewall.
- [NTSB DEN86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA174.md): Schweizer G-164A · La Moure, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1986 · N6838Q · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, during a swath run, the acft he was piloting encountered 'bad air' and descended until the wings and wheels contacted the crop of grain he was spraying. The plt stated the acft stalled and contacted the ground.
- [NTSB DEN86FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA142.md): Cessna T210N · Elgin, ND · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 1986 · N5280A · Destroyed
  > Plt received wx briefing prior to departure. VFR flt not recommended by fss. Plt radioed that he was in thunderstorm activity, IFR conditions and was attempting to turn around. Witnesses stated that they observed acft descending at a high rate of speed of a…
- [NTSB DEN85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA226.md): Cessna 152 · Rocklake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1985 · CGZSQ · Substantial damage
  > The student plt got lost during her 1st solo x-country flt. She subsequently attempted a lng on a gravel road but swerved the a/c off the road to avoid an oncoming car & the a/c received substantial damage.
- [NTSB DEN85LTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTG02.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Berthold, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Oct 24, 1984 · N23152 · Destroyed
  > The student solo plt was on a cross-country flt and was appropriately endorsed. Impact occurred at aprx 80 degrees nose down. Wx in the vicinity of the accident was reported to be 300 ft ceilings with visibility of 1/4 mi in fog and rain.
- [NTSB DEN84FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA085.md): Cessna TR182 · Tappen, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1984 · N737QE · Destroyed
  > The private non-instrument rated plt received two weather briefings before the flight. During the last briefing at 1350 MST, he was informed that VFR flt was not recommended. At 1554 MST, the acft departed crystal arpt in a westerly direction. Several…
- [NTSB DEN84LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA020.md): Cessna 150M · Hillsboro, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1983 · N6141K · Destroyed
  > The student plt encountered fog immediately after takeoff at about 150 AGL. The plt looked back & could still see the rwy lights, he then began a descending rt turn to the rwy to land. During this descending turn, the rt wing hit the ground followed by the…
- [NTSB DEN83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA213.md): Piper PA-28B-150 · Watford City, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1983 · N5821W · Substantial damage
  > The acft nose gear collapsed during a precautionary landing due to weather. The plt had been briefed on the weather the evening before the accident. The pilot stated that when the flight was 20 minutes from home he 'thought we could make it.' However, he…
- [NTSB DEN83LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA067.md): Cessna 150M · Emerado, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1983 · N704HP · Substantial damage
  > The acft made a forced landing due to weather which included icing and low ceilings. According to the plt. The acft would no longer hold level flt due to icing and after the acft broke out at 300-350 ft AGL he landed and the gear collapsed. The plt had…
- [NTSB DEN83LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA054.md): Cessna 207 · Jamestown, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1983 · N1597U · Substantial damage
  > While en route, the plt encountered freezing rain and climbed to aprx 3500 ft to be on top of all weather. When he throttled back, the engine began surging and would not produce enough power for level flight. The pilot knew that the ground level in that area…
- [NTSB DEN82FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA062.md): Bellanca 14-19-3A · Selfridge, ND · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1982 · N8869R · Destroyed
  > On the previous day the plt received a wx briefing for the flt. He was advised the wx would be marginal VFR in the bismarck area in the morning due to low ceilings & snow. There is no record that the plt received an updated wx briefingprior to departure. The…

## 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" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  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=ND&status=final

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