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NTSB investigations, 1987

8 cases where the first occurrence was “Propeller/rotor contact to person”.

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duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 1987
    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"

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NTSB DEN88LA034Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Great Falls, MTThe private plt was preparing for departure on an IFR flight plan. After finding that the starter would not operate properly, the plt tried to manually repositon the propeller. The ignition was still on and the engine fired. The propeller struck the plt's…Dec 6, 1987 · N8035G · Minor damageNTSB NYC88LA056Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Beaver Falls, PADuring hand-propping of Piper PA-28R, the passenger slipped and fell into the turning prop. He received a serious head injury.Nov 11, 1987 · N8364N · No damageNTSB MIA87LA265Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCASA 212-200 · San Juan, PRThe co-plt was helping the passengers de-plane while the plt remained in the acft with the engines winding down after shutdown. The plt stated that he observed a commotion outside the acft and shortly thereafter exited it. He then realized that an individual,…Sep 30, 1987 · N436CA · No damageNTSB CHI87FA185Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Oshkosh, WIThe plt was taxiing out of the antique/classic camping area at Oshkosh with the assistance of wing walkers when he stopped to permit the pax (his wife) to perform an errand. The pax deplaned & went under the outer 1/3 of the wing strut, then walked back into…Aug 5, 1987 · N76249 · No damageNTSB ATL87LA143Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B100 · Birmingham, ALThe lineman walked into the prop arc of the operating rt engine and was fatally injured after disconnecting a ground power unit (gpu) cable from the rt engine nacelle. The lineman initially approached the nacelle from the rear, but walked forward into the…May 19, 1987 · N753D · Minor damageNTSB LAX87LA111Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · El Cajon, CAThe plt indicated that he and his wife were planning to fly together, but at the last minute his wife changed her mind. She exited the acft and departed the area to the rear of the plane. The plt was taxiing from his parking spot when his wife suddenly…Feb 8, 1987 · N5275V · No damageNTSB CHI87DEE04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 172 · Plainfield, ILWhile taxiing for takeoff, the aircraft became stuck in a snowbank. The pilot and passenger got out of the aircraft to free it. The passenger walked into the propeller of the running engine and received fatal injuries.Feb 2, 1987 · N2968U · No damageNTSB CHI87DER02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 150M · Lakeville, MNThe student & instructor (CFI) were preflighting the acft to fly on a cold morning. To facilitate better eng starting, the CFI elected to turn the prop while the student 'pushed the primer in.' He told the student to check that the mag & master sws were off &…Jan 31, 1987 · N714QW · Minor damage