# NTSB investigations, 1999: 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 LAX00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA018.md): Sikorsky CH-54A · Elko, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1999 · N9125M · No damage
  > the flight engineer's decision to climb a step ladder that put him in close proximity to the still turning main rotor blades. The gusting wind was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB LAX99LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA263.md): Partenavia P68C · Kaunakakai, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1999 · N4234L · Minor damage
  > The prospective passenger's intentional act of bypassing proscribed airport procedures for boarding aircraft. A factor was the failure of another operator's ground personnel to comply with ramp access restrictions.
- [NTSB FTW99FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA201.md): Aerospatiale ATR-42-500 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1999 · N14451 · Minor damage
  > The station manager's inadvertent encounter with the rotating propeller due to his diverted attention.
- [NTSB FTW99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA131.md): Bell 206B · Brazoria 440l · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1999 · N35WH · No damage
  > The failure of the platform worker to maintain clearance with the turning tail rotor blades. A factor was the inadequate coordination between the pilot and the passengers pertaining to procedures for disembarking from the helicopter.
- [NTSB NYC99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA063.md): Piper PA 32R-301 · Dulles, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1999 · N3559U · No damage
  > The FBO employee's diverted attention, resulting in an inadvertent encounter with a rotating 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") = 1999
  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=1999

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