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NTSB · Form 6120.4

GENERAL_WEATHER

GENERAL_WEATHER

17 codes
  • ** GENERAL WEATHER
  • A TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS
  • B CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
  • C TORNADO
  • D HURRICANE
  • E MOUNTAIN WAVE
  • F FRONTAL ACTIVITY
  • G SQUALL LINE
  • H CEILING VARIABLE
  • I WIND GUSTY
  • J WIND VARIABLE
  • K WIND VARIABLE AND GUSTY
  • L PRECIPITATION-HEAVY
  • M PRECIPITATION-LIGHT
  • N FREEZING TEMPERATURE
  • P FRONTAL PASSAGE
  • Z UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Source

Codes verbatim from the ct_Pre1982 table of PRE1982.MDB — the FAA-distributed pre-1982 NTSB aviation accident database. Used internally by the Atlas to decode legacy accident records on every pre-1982 NTSB event page.