# NTSB investigations, AZ: 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.

## Latest cases

- [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 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 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 WPR09TA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09TA012.md): Bell 407 · Sedona, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Oct 13, 2008 · N42AZ · No damage
  > The paramedic's failure to monitor and maintain clearance from the rotating main rotor blades after exiting the helicopter.

## 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 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081/sequence?state=AZ

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