# NTSB investigations, CA: 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 LAX04LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA318.md): Boeing 737-3H4 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2004 · N601WN · No damage > the flight's encounter with the wake turbulence from a preceding heavy airplane while on approach. - [NTSB LAX04LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA106.md): Cox Thorpe T-18 · Compton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2004 · N64EC · Substantial damage > both pilots' failure to see and avoid one another that resulted in the airplane's encounter with downwash induced wake vortices from the helicopter, and the airplane pilot's subsequent loss of control. - [NTSB LAX03LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA024.md): Beech 35 · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 2002 · N3373C · Substantial damage > The pilot's encounter with wake turbulence resulting in a loss of control. A related factor was insufficient separation by air traffic control. - [NTSB LAX02LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA221.md): Beech 58P · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2002 · N4458S · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to remain above the landing Boeing 757's glide path resulting in an encounter with wing tip vortices, a loss of directional control after touchdown, and collision with taxiway signs. - [NTSB LAX00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA035.md): American General AG5B · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1999 · N1195L · Substantial damage > The pilot's encounter with unknown and unanticipated wake turbulence from a heavy transport aircraft, which was landing at another airport. A factor in the accident was the tower controller's failure to repeat a previously broadcast wake turbulence cautionary… - [NTSB LAX99LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA291.md): Boeing 737-322 · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1999 · N371UA · Minor damage > The flight's encounter with wake vortices from a preceding heavy aircraft. - [NTSB LAX98FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA210.md): Cessna 152 · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1998 · N67421 · Destroyed > The failure of the pilot-in-command to identify a proper touchdown point on the runway and maintain an appropriate glidepath so as to remain clear of vortex turbulence from the preceding large aircraft. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to… - [NTSB LAX96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA148.md): Cessna 172P · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1996 · N9964L · Substantial damage > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding small aircraft, and his improper bounced landing recovery technique. - [NTSB LAX94IA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA203.md): Fairchild SA-227 · Santa Monica, CA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1994 · N27220 · Minor damage > FAA inadequate separation standards between large and heavy category aircraft. - [NTSB LAX94FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA073.md): Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1993 · N309CK · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate separation behind the Boeing 757 and/or remain above its flight path during the approach, which resulted in an encounter with wake vortices from the 757. Factors related to the accident were: an inadequacy… - [NTSB LAX90LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA205.md): Cessna 152 II · Rialto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1990 · N49796 · Substantial damage > Pilot's inadequate visual outlook which resulted in an inflight encounter with wake turbulence produced by a hovering helicopter. - [NTSB LAX90FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA002.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1989 · N3063T · Destroyed > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, and his failure to follow wake turbulence avoidance procedures, which resulted in a vortex turbulence encounter. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's failure to assure the aircraft was loaded… - [NTSB LAX89LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA312.md): Cessna 152 · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1989 · N49697 · Substantial damage > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the student pilot. Contributing factors were the parked aircraft, hangar, and the student pilot's lack of total experience. - [NTSB LAX89LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA302.md): Cessna 180 · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1989 · N1739C · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper in-flight planning after being advised of possible wake turbulence. - [NTSB LAX89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA052.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1988 · N4306M · Substantial damage > The pilot lost control of the aircraft while descending for landing and collided with a pole. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land behind a king air, on runway 16R. The pilot stated that about the time he descended to 50 feet AGL, near the threshold,… - [NTSB LAX88LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA099.md): Cessna 152 · El Toro, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1988 · N4914H · Destroyed > The student plt was practicing touch-&-go landings & was cleared for an apch behind a C-130. He stated that he noted the touchdown point of the C-130 & planned his apch to remain above the C-130'S flt path. However, just before landing, when the acft was at… - [NTSB LAX87LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA106.md): Cessna 170B · Plaster City, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1987 · N3441C · Substantial damage > During a local business flight the pilot was flying low, approximately 50 ft AGL, and slow with 30 degrees of flaps extended to take aerial photographs of a motorcyclist on the ground. Upon completing a 360 degree turn to the left, the aircraft flew through… - [NTSB LAX86LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA263.md): North American AT-6D · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1986 · N29936 · Substantial damage > During an air show 3 North American, AT-6, acft took off in what the plt of the 3rd acft described as 'staggered' sequence. A witness described the departures as being 'information' or in 'close proximity' to each other. The first 2 acft gained altitude… - [NTSB LAX86FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA221.md): Aerospatiale TB20 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 17, 1986 · N67TTB · Destroyed > While in the traffic pattern for rwy 16L the light acft plt was cautioned about possible wake turbulence from an arriving C-130 hercules acft landing on rwy 16R. The light acft plt acknowledged observing the C-130, which was above him. The C-130 landed on rwy… - [NTSB LAX84IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA153.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · Los Angeles, CA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1984 · XAAMF · No damage > An aeromexico DC-9 encountered wake turbulence from a twa L-1011 on the approach to rwy 24L. The aeromexico acft was 6 miles (1 min & 10 sec) behind the twa acft & 800 ft below its glideslope at 6100 ft when the incident occurred. - [NTSB LAX83LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA334.md): Cessna A188B · Calipatria, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1983 · N4463Q · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing in a cotton field during a crop dusting operation after buffeting was felt in a turn. The pilot thought he was stalling in vortex turbulence from another acft in front of him. A toxic load of suprecide was dumped before the pilot… ## 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" = 'CA' 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=CA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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