# NTSB investigations, TX: 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 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 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 CEN09LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA525.md): Cessna 182 · Caddo Mills, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2009 · N2364G · Minor damage
  > The failure of the operator to ensure that the airplane engine was shutdown during passenger unloading and the lack of adequate supervision of the passenger by the pilot and ground crewmember.
- [NTSB CEN09LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA107.md): Cessna 150F · Palenstine, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2008 · N8212F · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to ensure security of the cockpit switches before rotating the 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" = 'TX' 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=TX

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