# NTSB investigations, 1990: 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 CHI91LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA001.md): British Aerospace BAE Jetstream 3201 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1990 · N426AM · Minor damage
  > Visual outlook inadequate by the ground personnel. Contributing factors were lack of total experience in type of operation and a dusk light condition.
- [NTSB SEA90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA192.md): Cessna 150L · Troutdale, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1990 · N18677 · No damage
  > Passengers failure to maintain clearance from the turning propeller. A factor in the accident was his diverted attention to a helicopter on the ground nearby with the engine running.
- [NTSB LAX90DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA03.md): Bell 206B · Oahu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 10, 1990 · N3200N · No damage
  > The passenger's failure to follow boarding instructions.
- [NTSB LAX90LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA319.md): Robinson R-22 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1990 · N80750 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate passenger briefing, and his failure to provide proper assistance to the exiting passenger.
- [NTSB CHI90DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM06.md): Funk, D.D. B-85C · White Cloud, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 8, 1990 · N77721 · No damage
  > The passengers disregard of the pilot's instructions and her failure to maintain clearance from the propeller.
- [NTSB SEA90FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA115.md): Aerospatiale AS350B · Glacier, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1990 · N101FW · Substantial damage
  > Passenger did not follow the procedures associated with the operations in the vicinity of the helicopter.
- [NTSB SEA90FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA080.md): Swearingen SA226-T(B) · Coeur D'Alene, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 20, 1990 · N161RS · Minor damage
  > Inadequate coordination between the pilot and the ground lineman. A factor related to the accident was: impairment of the ground lineman from consumption of alcohol.
- [NTSB SEA90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA067.md): Becker Bensen B8M · Burlington, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1990 · N87917 · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the propeller.

## 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") = 1990
  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=1990

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