# NTSB investigations, 1982: 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 ANC83IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA007.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Homer, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1982 · N3904 · Minor damage
  > After removing the floats and reinstalling the wheels on the aircraft, the pilot received permission to take off on a roadway bridge thats spans beluga lake. The purpose of the flight was to ferry the plane to nearby Homer airport. On takeoff, the aircraft…
- [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…
- [NTSB SEA82DA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA165.md): Piper PA-28-180C · Renton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Sep 15, 1982 · N9613J · No damage
  > Pilot parked aircraft with engine running to discharge passenger. Passenger jumped off right wing into prop.
- [NTSB FTW82DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA26.md): Cessna 150 · Friendswood, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 28, 1982 · N150WM · No damage
  > The pilot of N150WM was giving free rides to guests. He taxied to the active runway after a landing and discharged a passenger. A female passenger walked out to the airplane to get in but due to the fact she had previously rode, the pilot asked her to let…
- [NTSB ANC82DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG48.md): Maule M-5 · Nera Kenai, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 22, 1982 · N369X · Minor damage
  > The passenger was struck by the propeller while he was attempting to assist in beaching the float plane. The pilot stated that as he beached the aircraft and was shutting down the engine, the passenger (contrary to repeated instructions) exited the cabin.…
- [NTSB FTW82FRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA25.md): Cessna 177RG · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 4, 1982 · N53070 · No damage
  > After returning from a short cross-country, the pilot taxied to his parking spot. His car was park on one side of the aircraft's parking spot and another car was on the opposite side. The pilot's wife deplaned to move his car while the aircraft engine was…
- [NTSB LAX82DUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUG12.md): Swearingen SA226-TC · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N1009R · Minor damage
  > After starting the engines at night, a signal was given to a line service employee to disconnect the APU. While attempting to disconnect the APU, the line service employee moved into the path of the right propeller and was seriously injured.
- [NTSB LAX82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA147.md): S.N.I.A.S. AS350 · Gold Strike, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 24, 1982 · N5768Z · Minor damage
  > The helicopter had just returned from a sightseeing tour of the grand canyon. The pilot reported that the passengers wanted to get out while the helicopter was undergoing its two-minute, cool-down period. The pilot escorted four of the passengers from the…
- [NTSB CHI82DA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA111.md): Beech 95 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 5, 1982 · N2765Y · No damage
  > It was dark and the temperature was about 20 degrees when the pilot and two passengers arrived at the plane. The pilot had started the right engine before the passengers arrived, but the left engine failed to start in the cold temperature. The pilot was…
- [NTSB CHI82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA079.md): Mooney M20J · Crystal, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 7, 1982 · N201WM · No damage
  > While attempting to start the eng, the pilot could not get the starter to engage. He asked the passenger to get out and rotate the propeller to a different location in hopes of getting the starter to engage. With the magnetos and master switch off, the prop…
- [NTSB FTW82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA076.md): Bell 12 · Mustang Blk A11 · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 2, 1982 · N1080S · No damage
  > While the helicopter was at flight idle waiting for the next load of passengers to board, a passenger, who had been trained in helicopter safety, walked into the rotor blades. The passenger was attempting to pass behind the tail rotor when he was struck in…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  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&year=1982

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