# NTSB investigations, WV: 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 NYC07CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA204.md): Cessna 172 · Julian, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 26, 2007 · N6670A · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident were the overcast cloud conditions and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB NYC04FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA170.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Wheeling, WV · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2004 · N7710M · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while executing an instrument approach. A factor was the night instrument meteorological conditions. - [NTSB NYC04LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA024.md): Cessna 150H · Bruceton Mills, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 2003 · N23178 · Substantial damage > The pilot's physical impairment due to alcohol and his improper decision to attempt flight with a low cloud ceiling, low visibility, after consuming alcohol. A related factor in the accident was the low cloud ceiling. - [NTSB NYC00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA103.md): Cessna 177RG · Renick, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2000 · N1830Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper weather evaluation, and subsequent improper decision to fly into forecast and known icing conditions that exceeded the capability of the airplane to maintain flight. A factor was the icing conditions. - [NTSB NYC97FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA021.md): Cessna 414 · Duo, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1996 · N73CP · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate inflight decision which resulted in VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain. The low ceiling was a factor. - [NTSB IAD96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA106.md): Cessna 170B · Beckley, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1996 · N8099A · Substantial damage > The pilots decision to continue flying from VFR to IMC conditions which subsequently forced him to make a precautionary landing onto unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB NYC94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA083.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Lewisburg, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1994 · N36236 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate inflight decision, inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, and failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in inflight collision with trees. A factor was inadequate altitude. - [NTSB BFO93FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA049.md): British Aerospace BAE 3101 · Beckley, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1993 · N159PC · Substantial damage > Failure of the captain to assure proper alignment with the plowed portion of the runway (or perform a missed approach). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather condition, inadequate removal of snow from the runway with snow along… - [NTSB BFO93FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA005.md): Cessna 177B · War, WV · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1992 · N34664 · Destroyed > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions, his failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, and the pilot allowing the design stress limits of the aircraft to be exceeded. Factors related to the accident… - [NTSB NYC93FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA028.md): Beech A36 · Middlebourne, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1992 · N1582L · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to intentionally fly into known icing conditions which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into trees. A factor related to the accident was the icing conditions. - [NTSB BFO92FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA048.md): Mooney M20M · Youngs Bottom, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1992 · N9136J · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate inflight decision to continue flight in icing condition which resulted in degraded aircraft performance, inadequate airspeed, and aerodynamic stall. A related factor is the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather. - [NTSB BFO92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA007.md): Stinson 108 · Spanishburg, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1991 · N97684 · Destroyed > The pilot's intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the low ceiling in conjunction with the mountainous terrain and the pilot's over confidence. - [NTSB BFO91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA031.md): Cessna 182F · Princeton, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1991 · N3529Y · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate inflight decision which resulted in airframe icing. - [NTSB DCA91MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA019.md): British Aerospace 3101 · Beckley, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1991 · N167PC · Destroyed > Flight into known adverse weather conditions by the pilot, which resulted in ice accumulation on the aircraft and subsequent loss of aircraft control (tail plane stall) as the flaps were fully extended. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's… - [NTSB BFO90FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA054.md): Cessna 172RG · Onego, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1990 · N5117U · Destroyed > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain adequate clearance (altitude) from mountainous terrain. The terrain and adverse weather conditions were related factors. - [NTSB BFO89LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA070.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Clendenin, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1989 · N7597W · Destroyed > Inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The weather conditions, the pilot's delay in diverting to an alternate airport, and the light pole were contributing factors. - [NTSB BFO89FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA029.md): Beech C35 · Rupert, WV · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1989 · N9502C · Destroyed > Pilot inadvertantly flew into IMC while trying to maintain VFR and collided with trees during a steep turn during his attempt to turn away from IMC. The weather conditions that were determined to be factors in this accident were: low ceilings, obscuration,… - [NTSB BFO87FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA062.md): Cessna 172P · Cabin, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1987 · N65721 · Destroyed > The plt was on a VFR flight at 4500 ft MSL over a mountainous area when he encountered lowering clouds. The plt descended to stay below the clouds; however, he inadvertently entered the clouds. Afterwards he tried to turn around and as he did so, according to… - [NTSB ATL86FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA239.md): Cessna P206-B · Wht Sulphur Spr, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1986 · N4782F · Destroyed > After completing the revenue producing portion of this trip the company president called his company operations and told his secretary to send everyone home since it was a holiday. He was going to return the acft to its home base himself. The plt departed… - [NTSB ATL86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA016.md): Boeing 737 · Charleston, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1985 · N787N · No damage > The flight departed Washington at about 1040 en route to Charleston, WV under instrument flight rules. The flight proceeded without incident, with occasional light to moderate turbulence during the climb. As the flight climbed through 26,000 feet the aircraft… - [NTSB ATL86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA002.md): Grumman American AA-5 · Hurricane, WV · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1985 · N9629U · Destroyed > N9629U crashed in a wooded area near Hurricane, west Virginia while conducting a visual flight from millwood, WV to grundy, Virginia. The pilot and aircraft were certificated in accordance with current FARS. The pilot received a weather briefing for the… - [NTSB ATL85LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA258.md): Beech C23 · Clarksburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1985 · N6975R · Destroyed > The pilot ran into less than VFR weather and turned around and attempted to make an airport. He became boxed in by weather all around and attempted to land on the highway. He did not make a pss over his intended landing area. When he was on short final, a car… - [NTSB ATL85FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA171.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Charleston, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 1985 · N8460M · Destroyed > The acft collided with the terrain about 1 mile short of the rwy threshold during an IFR apprch on a dark night in IMC wx. The plt had been briefed on the wx and was given the ceiling at his destination as below VFR minimums. The non-instrument rated plt… - [NTSB ATL84LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA207.md): Cessna 150M · Parsons, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1984 · N704SK · Destroyed > The acft collided with a tree and crashed after becoming lost in IMC weather during a night x-country. The plt had descended after seeing lights below him. He circled the town and made a turn to approach a road for landing on which he said the police had… - [NTSB ATL83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA006.md): Cessna 150G · Glenville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N2857S · Substantial damage > Ground fog started developing as the flt approached its destination. During the vor-b approach to rwy 16 the plt spotted the rwy lights about a mile out & set up on left base to the rwy. The plt turned final but drifted left of base. The plt stated that due… - [NTSB ATL83FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA247.md): Beech G18S · Keyser, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1983 · N215W · Destroyed > The manager of blackhawk airways had cleared the flt for a 1000 EDT departure, but the actual takeoff time was not established. No record of a preflt wx briefing was found. However, during a telephone conversation prior to the flt, the plt indicated to his… - [NTSB ATL83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA060.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Summerville, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1982 · N1621R · Substantial damage > On 12/10/82, the student plt departed on a supervised solo x-country from moundsville, WV to huntington, WV, white sulpher springs, WV and back to moundsville. Wx conds deteriorated drg the 1st 2 legs of the flt and the student's flt instructor (CFI) told him… - [NTSB NYC82FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA237.md): Piper PA-32-R-300 · Berkeley Spring, WV · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1982 · N8690E · Destroyed > While en route, the aircraft collided with the side of a mountain during level flight at about 2000 ft MSL. The impact occurred where the terrain sloped upward at about a 45 deg angle. Prior to takeoff, the pilot was advised of marginal VFR conditions and… ## 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" = 'WV' 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=WV --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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