# NTSB investigations: AC/prop/rotor contact w person

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA245.md): Xag P150 MAX · Wolcott, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2026 · None · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the UAS during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN25LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA316.md): Xag P100 PRO · Depew, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2025 · N467GE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the unmanned aircraft system during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN25LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA243.md): Stinson 108 · Seguin, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2025 · N97577 · No damage
  > The pilot’s failure to turn off the magneto switch before repositioning the propeller by hand which resulted in an inadvertent engine start.
- [NTSB GAA25WA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA171.md): Cessna 188 · Trinidad Casanare, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · May 29, 2025 · HK1817 · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN25LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA028.md): Cessna 182Q · Rose Hill, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 26, 2024 · N8883X · No damage
  > On October 26, 2024, about 1440 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q airplane was not damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rose Hill, Kansas. The pilot was not injured, and a passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title…
- [NTSB ERA25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA032.md): Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA · South Charleston, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 25, 2024 · N401G · Minor damage
  > The pedestrian’s inadequate visual lookout while walking next to an active runway, which resulted in the airplane striking him during taxi.
- [NTSB CEN24LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA380.md): Xag P100 PRO · Francesville, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2024 · N268MQ · Minor damage
  > The remote pilot’s in-flight loss of control of the unmanned aircraft due to GPS signal fluctuations, which resulted in a collision with, and serious injury to, a person assisting the operation.
- [NTSB CEN24LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA197.md): Cessna U206 · Butler, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 25, 2024 · N29173 · Destroyed
  > The jumper’s unintentional deployment of his emergency parachute and subsequent impact with the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB ERA24LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA149.md): Piper PA28 · Apopka, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 20, 2024 · N686JA · Minor damage
  > The pilot and the landscape worker’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision.
- [NTSB WPR24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA099.md): Piper PA-18A 150 · Dallesport, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 27, 2024 · N518SW · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s failure to disengage the ignition prior to moving the propeller by hand resulting in the inadvertent starting of the engine.
- [NTSB ERA24LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA216.md): Apellix B1 Washing Drone · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2024 · FA33N7WLTR · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the sUAS’s magnetometer while operating in close proximity to commercial air conditioning equipment, which resulted in the sUAS’s erratic maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the RPIC’s failure to input the appropriate command to disarm…
- [NTSB CEN24LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA032.md): Tom Hodgson 29 · Kokomo, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 5, 2023 · N29XB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR23LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA259.md): Aviat A-1B · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2023 · N307F · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s unsafe inflight operation of the airplane and failure to maintain clearance from a person on the ground, which resulted in a serious injury.
- [NTSB WPR23LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA207.md): Cessna 182Q · Kingman, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2023 · N94599 · Minor damage
  > The failure of the passenger to adequately maintain a safe distance from the airplane’s propeller and the determination to let the passenger exit the airplane with the engine running.
- [NTSB CEN23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA186.md): Beech F33A · Tahlequah, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2023 · N2294L · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s failure to remove the wheel chocks before engine start which resulted in the inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.
- [NTSB ERA23LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA055.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Allentown, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2022 · N8543E · No damage
  > The flight instructor’s decision to remove the nosewheel chock while the engine was still operating.
- [NTSB ERA23LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA022.md): Cessna 172S · Statesboro, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 17, 2022 · N2476Y · No damage
  > The pilot’s failure to include deplaning procedures as part of a passenger safety briefing and failure to have the passengers remain onboard until the engine was shut down, which resulted in a passenger subsequently being struck by the rotating propeller.
- [NTSB ERA22LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA362.md): Diamond DA-40 · Bardstown, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2022 · N723AG · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s failure to provide adequate instructions to remain seated until the engine was shut down, which resulted in the passenger’s decision to exit the cockpit while the engine was operating and subsequently being struck by the rotating propeller.
- [NTSB CEN21LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA295.md): Flight Design Ctls · Ray, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 28, 2021 · N920SS · Minor damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper decision to direct the student pilot to exit the airplane with the engine running, which resulted in serious injury when the student walked into the propeller arc.
- [NTSB CEN21LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA083.md): Cessna 172 · Glencoe, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 10, 2020 · N1956V · No damage
  > A bystander’s inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.
- [NTSB WPR20CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA150.md): Air Creation Tanarg · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 16, 2020 · N837TB · No damage
  > The failure of the pilot to adequately maintain a safe distance from the airplane's propeller, which resulted in a serious injury when the propeller struck his hand.
- [NTSB ERA20CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA117.md): Piper PA28 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 29, 2020 · N228JS · No damage
  > The pilot being struck in the head by the propeller before flight, which resulted in a serious injury.
- [NTSB GAA20WA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA098.md): Cessna 172 · Los Andes/San Raphael, Chile · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Nov 17, 2019 · CC-AMQ · No damage
  > The government of Chile has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 172 airplane that occurred on November 17, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Chile's investigation under the provisions of…
- [NTSB GAA20CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA025.md): Cessna 172 · Key West, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 13, 2019 · N5522S · No damage
  > The pilot’s and the passenger's improper decision to have the passenger attempt to move a wheel chock while the propeller was turning, which resulted in a serious injury.
- [NTSB GAA22WA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA262.md): Thrush S2R · Bataan, Costa Rica · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 29, 2018 · TI-BHZ · Minor damage
- [NTSB ERA18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA199.md): Cessna 182 · Cleveland, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2018 · N1311S · No damage
  > The undetected wear of the ignition switch and key, which allowed removal of the key from an intermediate position and subsequently led to an unintended engine start-up. Contributing to the undetected wear of the 42-year-old ignition switch was the lack of…
- [NTSB CEN17LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA234.md): Aeronca 65 CA · Mount Vernon, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2017 · N33778 · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper starting procedure before hand propping the engine, and his subsequent attempt to stop the moving airplane, which resulted in him being struck by the propeller.
- [NTSB CEN17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA217.md): Piper PA 28-235 · Harrisonville, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2017 · N3082T · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a safe distance between the airplane and a person on the ground, which resulted in serious injuries to the person.
- [NTSB CEN17LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA135.md): Luscombe 8F · Vicksburg, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2017 · N2007B · No damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent contact with the propeller while hand propping the engine, which resulted in a fatal injury.
- [NTSB CEN17CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA116.md): Cessna 162 · Conway, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 4, 2017 · N3028G · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and his failure to focus his attention on the task at hand, which led to his walking into a rotating propeller.
- [NTSB GAA17CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA063.md): Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus · Port Matilda, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2016 · N484KS · No damage
  > The bystander's decision to walk onto the runway, which resulted in him being struck by the glider's left wing.
- [NTSB WPR16WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA180.md): Cessna 172RG · Parafield Aerodrome, Australia, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 11, 2016 · VH-MKG
  > On September 11, 2016, at 1606 local time, Cessna 172RG, VH-MKG, while hand-starting the engine at Parafield Aerodrome, Australia, the pilot was fatally injured and the damage to the airplane is unknown. The flight was under the pertinent civil regulations of…
- [NTSB ERA16CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA264.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Connellsville, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2016 · N1639E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle and secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.
- [NTSB DCA16WA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA198.md): Boeing Boeing 737-8AS · Charleroi, Belgium · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 1, 2016 · EI-ENH · No damage
  > The Air Accident Investigation Unit of Belgium has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 that occurred on July 01, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU's investigation under the provisions of ICAO…
- [NTSB ERA16LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA055.md): Robinson R22 · Venice, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2015 · N8560M · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC15LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA035.md): Piper PA 18-150 · McCarthy, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2015 · N985W · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance from the spinning propeller while traversing the area between the leading edge of the wing and the nose of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the decision to leave the cockpits of the airplanes…
- [NTSB CEN14LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA272.md): Dehavilland DHC 6 200 · Middletown, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2014 · N223AL · Minor damage
  > The skydiving operator employee’s failure to see and avoid the rotating propeller blades when she walked toward the cockpit while the airplane’s engines were running.
- [NTSB WPR14FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA195.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Peach Springs, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 2014 · N840PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to exit the helicopter while it was running and his failure to properly secure the flight controls with the engine operating at flight idle before exiting the helicopter.
- [NTSB ERA14LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA212.md): Champion 7ECA · Taylorsville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2014 · N9122E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a long landing right of the runway centerline and the airplane’s subsequent collision with a riding mower that would have been difficult for the pilot to see due to its color and the nose-high attitude of the…
- [NTSB ERA13LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA433.md): Enstrom F-28C · Bloomsburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2013 · N631DP · Minor damage
  > The relieved pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the rotating main rotor blades after he exited the helicopter.
- [NTSB ERA13LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA248.md): Cessna 172N · Geneva, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2013 · N4702F · No damage
  > The passenger’s failure to adhere to the pilot’s instructions to stay away from the front of the airplane when the engine was operating.
- [NTSB WPR13LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA096.md): Quicksilver Sport IIS · Camarillo, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 2013 · N1712 · No damage
  > The person on the ground’s failure to stay clear of a spinning propeller.
- [NTSB ERA13LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA075.md): Cessna 172F · Albemarle, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2012 · N8475U · Minor damage
  > The student pilot's failure to remain clear of the airplane’s rotating propeller.
- [NTSB ERA12WA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA447.md): Cessna 208 · Sao Paulo, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 9, 2012 · PT-OQR · Substantial damage
  > On July 9, 2012, at 1700 UTC, a Cessna 208, Brazilian registration PT-OQR, was substantially damaged when it collided with a parachutist during a local skydiving flight from Boituva Airport (SDOI), Boituva Municipality, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The parachutist…
- [NTSB WPR12LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA085.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2012 · N746R · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to turn the magneto switch to the off position before moving the propeller to start the engine by hand.
- [NTSB CEN12LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA125.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · McKinney, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2011 · N62WY · No damage
  > The passenger's inadvertent contact with a rotating propeller after exiting the parked airplane. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions and the deplaning of the passenger while the propeller was turning.
- [NTSB WPR11LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA487.md): Piper J3C-65 · Fortuna, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2011 · N3453K · No damage
  > The unexpected engine start during hand propping, which resulted in a serious injury. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication between the pilot and the individual hand propping the engine.
- [NTSB CEN11LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA368.md): Cessna 152 · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2011 · N222UM · No damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from the propeller when exiting the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the instructor’s decision not to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and the operator’s lack of a policy…
- [NTSB ERA10LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA446.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Beverly, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2010 · N9184Y · Minor damage
  > The flight instructor's decision to exit the airplane on the taxiway with the engine still operating, and his failure to avoid the rotating propeller.
- [NTSB ERA10LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA175.md): Smith Edward I Lancair IV-P · Hilton Head Island, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2010 · N9JE · Minor damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the failure of the crankshaft as a result of a previous propeller strike.

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## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '081' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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