# NTSB investigations, 1994: 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 ANC95LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA012.md): Bell 206 · Juneau, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1994 · N49686 · No damage
  > The employee's disregard for company training and policies about the dangers of helicopter rotor blades. The running aircraft with the rotors turning was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB LAX94LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA376.md): Cessna 182Q · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1994 · N96642 · No damage
  > the pilot's failure to shut down the engine before deplaning a passenger.
- [NTSB ATL94LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA178.md): Piper PA-28-235B · Kill Devil Hill, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1994 · N622MK · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to assure that the passenger did not exit the airplane while the propeller was still turning.
- [NTSB MIA94LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA190.md): Cessna 152 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1994 · N67334 · Minor damage
  > The pilot-in-command's decision to intentionally exit the airplane with the engine running, and failure to maintain a clearance from the propeller. The improper aircraft preflight was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA159.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Friday Harbor, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1994 · N6782L · No damage
  > The pilot's accidental extension of his hand into the arc of the turning propeller. Factors include high winds during the docking process.
- [NTSB FTW94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA180.md): Cessna 182A · Roland, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1994 · N3848D · Minor damage
  > Both the pilot and passenger's failure to follow procedure/directives.
- [NTSB FTW94LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA182.md): Cessna 182P · Boerne, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1994 · N6504M · No damage
  > The pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of his deplaning passenger.
- [NTSB SEA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA105.md): Cessna 152 · Auburn, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1994 · N159BC · No damage
  > Clearance was not maintained by an other person. A factor to the accident was: procedures/directives were inadequate.
- [NTSB MIA94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA096.md): Luscombe 8A · Wimauma, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1994 · N71891 · No damage
  > The failure of the person removing the chock to maintain sufficient clearance from the propeller. A contributing factor was the total lack of experience by person on ground.
- [NTSB LAX94LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA147.md): Cessna 150H · Sacramento, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1994 · N22682 · No damage
  > the child's disregard for prescribed safety procedures which was compounded by the diminishing lighting conditions existing at the time, and her lack of familiarity with an aviation environment.
- [NTSB LAX94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA136.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Santa Rosa, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1994 · N20BS · No damage
  > A failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the powerplant controls were configured properly before moving the aircraft propeller. Inadequate planning/decision making was a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB BFO94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA041.md): Cessna 150 · Lima, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1994 · N7843E · Minor damage
  > The failure of the passenger to maintain clerance from the propeller.
- [NTSB BFO94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA033.md): Cessna 152 · Georgetown, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1994 · N95537 · No damage
  > The failure of ground personnel to maintain clearance from the engine 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") = 1994
  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=1994

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