# NTSB investigations, 1998: 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 NYC99LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA027.md): Beech C35 · London, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1998 · N244L · No damage
  > The pilot's inadequate start procedure in which he fail to secure the aircraft from movement during an attempt to handprop the engine.
- [NTSB LAX99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA019.md): Cessna 182Q · Fresno, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1998 · N5352N · No damage
  > The pilot's decision to allow unescorted passengers to approach the aircraft with the engine running, and, the passenger's failure to see and avoid the rotating propeller. A factor in the accident was the low ambient lighting conditions, which would have made…
- [NTSB ANC98TA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98TA162.md): Hughes 369D · Homer, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 27, 1998 · N1091P · Minor damage
  > The passenger not following the instructions given by the pilot. Contributing factors were the rising terrain and the pilot's diverted attention during the toe in landing.
- [NTSB ATL98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA120.md): Cessna 172 · Sewanee, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1998 · N6720A · No damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the ground pedestrian. A factor was dark night conditions.
- [NTSB ANC98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA112.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Nondalton, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1998 · N123EF · No damage
  > The pilot's inadequate procedures/directives when he allowed a passenger to exit the cabin area while the propeller was still turning, and the passenger's failure to follow the pilot's instructions to stay away from the propeller. A factor associated with the…
- [NTSB LAX98LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA165.md): Waco YMF · Sedona, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1998 · N43064 · Minor damage
  > The failure of the pilot to secure the ignition system and magnetos in the off position before asking the ground crewman to rotate the propeller.
- [NTSB MIA98LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA119.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1998 · N4594F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures.

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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