# NTSB investigations, 2002: 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 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 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 FTW02LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA139.md): Boeing A75SN1 · Georgetown, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2002 · N5805V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate planning/decision resulting in the wake turbulence encounter during the takeoff/initial climb of the formation flight. A contributing factor was the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [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.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2002
  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&year=2002

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