# NTSB investigations, NY: Propeller/rotor contact to 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 BFO93LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA186.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Niagara Falls, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1993 · N8992P · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow starting procedures and his inadequate preflight inspection by not removing the wheel chocks and the passenger not maintaining clearance from the propeller.
- [NTSB NYC92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA028.md): Beech C99 · Syracuse, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1991 · N3063W · Minor damage
  > The failure of the co-pilot to remain clear of the rotating propeller due to diversion of attention.
- [NTSB NYC85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA154.md): McCulloch J-2 · Cortland, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1985 · N4328G · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot, the rotor blade contacted the tail rudders because of insufficient rotor speed. The rotor bladeswere thrown out of track and the gyroplane lost control. The insufficient rotor RPM was due to a rotor or pulley belt stripping.
- [NTSB NYC84FHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHM06.md): Cessna 210N · Millbrook, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jan 9, 1984 · N6512Y · No damage
  > Plt was injured while hand propping the acft.
- [NTSB NYC82FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA230.md): Bell 222 · New York, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1982 · N2772H · Minor damage
  > The helicopter (hel) was being loaded with the engines running. The flt crew were at the ctls when the acdnt occurred. Initially, 4 paxs were escorted to the hel by a customer svc agent. As the 4 boarded, the agent retrieved their carry on baggage. Aft they…

## 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" = 'NY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 370)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=370&state=NY

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