# NTSB investigations, AZ: Vortex turbulence encountered

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 SEA08CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA027.md): Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 · Meadview, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2007 · N810MH · Substantial damage
  > The downward flexing of the standing helicopter's main rotor blades and subsequent impact with its tail boom as a result of another helicopter's rotor blade's vortices..
- [NTSB LAX02LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA230.md): Violet Dragonfly · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2002 · N48RV · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control resulting from his improperly planned approach and an inadvertent encounter with wake turbulence.
- [NTSB LAX95LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA346.md): Grumman G-164B · Avondale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1995 · N6779K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to plan to avoid wake turbulence.
- [NTSB LAX86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA072.md): Cessna 150L · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1985 · N10882 · Substantial damage
  > After about a 45 min wait as the number one acft for departure, the controller informed the plt that he could expect an additional 3 min wait because of wake turbulence from a (large) EC-130 acft which was approaching for a touch & go landing. The plt elected…
- [NTSB LAX83FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA098.md): Beech H35 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1983 · N4687D · Substantial damage
  > During arrival, the plt was advised of the position of a Boeing 727 that was landing on rwy 29R & he reported seeing theacft. He also was cautioned about possible wake turbulence from the Boeing & he acknowledged. The plt reported that while he was on an…
- [NTSB LAX82DA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA306.md): Hiller UH-12E · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 20, 1982 · N4026S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was spraying liquid chemicals at night. The pilot flew into his own wake turbulence and lost control and collided with the ground. Control was regained to make an upright landing in the field. Skids were torn off the aircraft.

## 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" = 'AZ' 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" = 410)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=410&state=AZ

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