# NTSB investigations, PA: 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 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 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 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 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 ERA10CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA058.md): Cessna 150 · York, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 9, 2009 · N976HB · No damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller.

## 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" = 'PA' 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=PA

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