# NTSB investigations, TN: 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 NYC08LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA028.md): Bell 407 · Morristown, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2007 · N555BH · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the idling main rotor blade. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the manufacturer's procedure for securing the helicopter.
- [NTSB ATL98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA120.md): Cessna 172 · Sewanee, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1998 · N6720A · No damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the ground pedestrian. A factor was dark night conditions.
- [NTSB ATL95LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA063.md): Cessna 172L · Smyrna, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1995 · N4383Q · No damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to ensure that the magnetos were not energized prior to positioning the propeller, and the dual student's failure to place the ignition switch in the off position after the first start attempt.
- [NTSB ATL92LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA034.md): Cessna 177B · Memphis, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1992 · N13564 · No damage
  > The passenger's failure to follow proper procedures to walk behind the airplane. Factors were the dawn light conditions and the light rain.
- [NTSB ATL84LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA170.md): Cessna 172N · Nashville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1984 · N733GY · No damage
  > The plt reported that after he & his passengers were aboard the acft, the eng was running & ground control had cleared him to taxi when he discovered that the left main wheel was still chocked, preventing forward movement of the acft. He was setting his…
- [NTSB ATL83LKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LKW02.md): Cessna 152 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 30, 1983 · N5270B · Minor damage
  > The acft propeller struck a deplaned female passenger as she proceeded to the front of the acft prior to engine shutdown. The plt stated that his attention was primarily on the fact that the idle RPM seemed high to him and he failed to note his passenger exit…

## 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" = 'TN' 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=TN

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