# NTSB investigations, 1985: 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 MKC86FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA036.md): Cessna T210M · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1985 · N761YS · No damage > The plt was seen to enter the acft for a short time and then get out, go to the front of the acft and pull down on the prop. The eng fired and the prop struck the pilot's head. A plt who approached the acft moments after the acdt looked into the cockpit and… - [NTSB CHI86FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM03.md): Robinson R22A · Grand Rapids, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Dec 20, 1985 · N8488H · Substantial damage > The plt reported he flew into the wolverine power plant for the purpose of picking up a passenger to whom he was to demonstrate the helicopter's ability to survey power lines. He continued to report, shortly after landing during normal engine shut down… - [NTSB FTW85LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA313.md): Cessna 182Q · Follett, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1985 · N9457 · Minor damage > The passenger had deplaned to remove unnecessary articles from the aircraft and apparently was not cautioned by the PIC to be careful of the rotating propeller. As she returned to the aircraft to re-board she walked into the observed rotating propeller and… - [NTSB MKC85FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA175.md): Cessna 150L · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N11152 · No damage > The plt discharged one passenger without stopping the eng & motioned to the next passenger (his wife) to come around from the front of the airplane. Subsequently, his wife walked into the propeller & received a serious injury to her arm. - [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 CHI85FEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX01.md): Cessna 404 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 2, 1985 · N68103 · No damage > The right prop struck a person who was loading freight onto the acft. The plt reported that he had started the right eng to bring it up to operating temp to deforst the windscreen. He stated the eng had been running for aprx 3 minutes when he felt something… - [NTSB LAX85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA183.md): Mooney M20C · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1985 · N1359W · No damage > Upon landing & taxiing off the rwy the ATP certificated plt was unable to locate the desired acft hangar in which the acft was to be parked. The plt & his 15-year-OLD pax observed a bystander near their acft. The plt directed the pax to exit the acft & ask… - [NTSB BFO85LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA022.md): Cessna 182 · Waynesboro, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1985 · N3950D · No damage > The student plt taxied the acft to the run-up area and stopped with the engine running. The passenger, a rated helicopter pilot, exited the airplane to retrieve a portable communications radio. According to the student, the passenger ducked under the wing… - [NTSB SEA85LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA052.md): Cessna 337B · Ontario, OR · Incident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1985 · N2321S · No damage > Pilots sister approched the rt side of the acft to speak to him. When leaving the side of the acft she walked into the front turning prop. Plt stated she had been around the acft numerous times and was aware of the engine configuration. - [NTSB NYC85FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA052.md): Hughes 500D · Newark, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1985 · N1106M · Minor damage > The right front seat passenger deplaned and walked rearward to retreive his luggage from the left rear seat of the helicopter during the cooling down stage of the engine shutdown. After deplanning he proceeded rearward under the main rotor wash. When rear of… ## 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") = 1985 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=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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