# NTSB investigations, NE: 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 NYC06LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA223.md): Boeing 737-700 · Hastings, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2006 · N793SA · No damage > The airplane's in flight encounter with thunderstorm related turbulence. - [NTSB CHI06LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA099.md): Boeing 757-222 · Omaha, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2006 · N518UA · No damage > An inadvertent encounter with unforecast mountain wave turbulence during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the mountain wave (terrain induced) turbulence. - [NTSB DEN05LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA090.md): Airbus Industrie A-319-114 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2005 · N302NB · Minor damage > the inflight encounter with moderate turbulence. - [NTSB CHI05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA092.md): Mooney M20M · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2005 · N21816 · Substantial damage > The pilot inadvertently exceeded the design limits of the airplane during the recovery from the loss of control due to the unanticipated severe turbulence. Factors to the accident were the turbulence in clouds and the main landing gear collapse. - [NTSB CHI05LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA050.md): Cessna 551 · Ainsworth, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2005 · N35403 · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to continue below the minimum descent altitude (MDA) and his failure to fly the published missed-approach procedure. A factor to the accident was the pilot's improper use of windshield heat which resulted in the windshield becoming… - [NTSB CHI02LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA212.md): Grumman G-164 · Central City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2002 · N5296 · Substantial damage > The pilot was not able to maintain clearance with the trees when the airplane encountered a downdraft at a low altitude. An additional cause was the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the approaching weather conditions. Factors associated with the accident were… - [NTSB CHI93LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA170.md): Air Tractor AT-401 · Oconto, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1993 · N4503U · Destroyed > The pilot's inability to maintain altitude after encountering a downdraft. - [NTSB CHI93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA041.md): Aero Commander 500-B · Mccook, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1992 · N777CM · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to depart in known adverse weather conditions. The icing conditions and structural ice were factors. - [NTSB CHI93FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA024.md): Cessna U206F · Valentine, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1992 · N206RB · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's intentional flight into an area of low ceilings, and his failure to maintain an altitude sufficient for terrain clearance. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's overconfidence, the low ceiling and the dark night… - [NTSB CHI91LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA189.md): Cessna 180 · Wausa, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1991 · N1721C · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed decision to turn around after encountering IFR flight conditions. Factors were restricted forward visibility and power lines. - [NTSB CHI91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA145.md): Aeronca 7EC · O'Neill, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1991 · N4652E · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing. Factors were the pilot's disregarding the weather briefing and his intentional flight into adverse weather. - [NTSB MKC90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA040.md): Piper PA-32-301 · Norfolk, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1989 · N8157R · Substantial damage > Inproper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot and his delay in diverting to an alternate airport, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, the pilot's lack… - [NTSB MKC89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA099.md): Maule M-5 · Ainsworth, NE · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1989 · N20BS · Destroyed > The pilot continued flight into IFR conditions and the loss of aicraft control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the cloud conditions and fog. - [NTSB MKC89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA056.md): Cessna 172 · Ainsworth, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1989 · N4843G · Substantial damage > The loss of power from undetermined reasons during an attempted go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane and the crosswind conditions. - [NTSB MKC88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA023.md): Cessna 180 · Springfield, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1987 · N46TD · Destroyed > According to witnesses on the ground, the aircraft was flying low, under the overcast, when the left wing struck the guy wires of a tv tower and the plane crashed out of control. It was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. Weather stations in the… - [NTSB MKC86FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA195.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Harvard, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1986 · N7744N · Destroyed > The plt received a wx briefing for a night, business flt. At the time of the briefing a reporting station 22 NM nw of the acdt site had a broken ceiling at 2300 ft with good vis. The acdt occurred about 2 hrs after the briefing less than 2 mi from the… - [NTSB MKC86LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA182.md): Cessna 172 · Hayes Center, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1986 · N75571 · Substantial damage > While en route, the plt encountered deteriorating wx conditions. He stated that he found himself above an overcast with visibilities decreasing. He saw a hole in the cloud layer and descended thru it. He stated that wx conditions were bad below the cloud… - [NTSB MKC86LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA163.md): Piper PA-25-260 · Hershey, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N9641P · Substantial damage > The pilot stated he was spraying insecticides on corn and encountered a wind shear that pulled the airplane down into the corn. He was unable to recover and the airplane hit the ground. - [NTSB MKC86FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA053.md): Cessna 210H · Fremont, NE · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1986 · N5961F · Destroyed > The plt of N5961F received a wx brf about 40 min before the acdt for a VFR flt from Fremont to cheyenne. The 3 reporting stations nearest to Fremont were IFR and local authorities who helped search for the acdt site reported low clouds and haze. There were no… - [NTSB MKC86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA037.md): Bell 206L · Ainsworth, NE · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1985 · N110LG · Destroyed > This med-evac helicopter was being positioned to pick up a patient. The plt obtained a wx briefing which included a forecast for a chance of marginal VMC along the planned route, although at the time of the briefing the dest weather was VMC. The flt departed… - [NTSB MKC85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA070.md): Cessna T210R · Eli, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1985 · N6101U · Destroyed > There were no witnesses to the takeoff or the accident. A flt plan was not filed and no radar data on the flt was found. The owner of N6101U estimated the takeoff time to be 2130 CST, mar. 12 and the plt told the owner he was going to Utah. The wreckage of… - [NTSB MKC84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA132.md): Cessna 175 · Imperial, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1984 · N7261M · Destroyed > While en route, the plt tried to circumnavigate an area of bad wx. He was in & out of rain & finally decided to reverse course. He said he inadvertently flew into a thunderstorm & lost control of the acft due to turbulence. The acft entered a steep dive, &… - [NTSB MKC84FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA097.md): Teratorn Acft Tierra II · Lexington, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1984 · UNK · Substantial damage > The plt had flown from callaway to Lexington, NE, earlier in the day. After a short visit, he departed on a return flt. A search was initiated when the acft did not return. About 5 hrs after the estimated time of the accident, the acft was found where it had… - [NTSB MKC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA092.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Oconto, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1984 · N8054E · Destroyed > After attending a business conference at muncie, IN, the plt received a wx briefing & took off at 2026 CST on a flt to des moines, IA, where he refueled. In a phone call to his wife at their home in north platte, NE, he indicated the wx was such that he would… - [NTSB MKC84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA024.md): Aero Commander 100 · Sargent, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1983 · N3630X · Substantial damage > The pilot became dioriented on a flight from hastings, NE enroute to Sargent, NE. He decided to land on a county road west of Sargent. During the landing the acft right wing tip struck a pole and the acft tipped up on its nose. - [NTSB MKC83FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA136.md): Cessna 152 · Neligh, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1983 · N46832 · Destroyed > At aprx 1920 CDT, the plt entered the NWS station at norfolk, NE & request a wx briefing for a flt from bloomfield, NE back to norfolk, to arrive before sunset. He was advised of marginal wx conditions due to thunderstorm activity. The forecast called for… - [NTSB MKC82IA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA143.md): Boeing 737-291 · North Platte, NE · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1982 · N7345F · Minor damage > The pilot stated that the first officer was hand flying the aircraft on the IFR approach. Both flight crew members saw the approach and runway lights and confirmed the cloud ceiling was 300 ft and visibility was 3/4 mile. The approach was continued and 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" = 'NE' 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=NE --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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