# NTSB investigations, 1989: 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 DEN90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA032.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Powderville, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1989 · N62672 · No damage
  > The pilot in command left the airplane unattended with the engine running. That the pilot's son did not understand the unsafe condition is considered a contributing factor.
- [NTSB FTW90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA006.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Edmond, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1989 · N1940P · No damage
  > Inadequate supervision by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the passenger's impairment from use of a prescription drug (medication).
- [NTSB FTW89DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD10.md): Grumman G-164-B · Mer Rouge, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 30, 1989 · N8341K · No damage
  > The failure of the individual struck by the taxiing airplane's propeller to visually perceive and avoid the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA127.md): Hughes 269A · Malibu, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1989 · N8784F · No damage
  > The failure of the passenger to follow briefed procedures and the failure of ground personnel to provide adequate assistance.
- [NTSB BFO89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA018.md): Cessna 172I · Fort Washington, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1989 · N8359L · No damage
  > The passenger failed to maintain adequate clearance from the propeller as she attempted to board the aircraft. Both the pilot failure to supervise the boarding of the passenger and the night light conditions are contributing factors to the accident.

## 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") = 1989
  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=1989

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