29.5310° N, 95.0245° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kemah, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 25, 1983 · 22:45 local
Place
Kemah, TX
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1109T
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total105 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lifted helicopter off the ground with person hanging on skid. Person fell off and was injured.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LIFTED HELICOPTER OFF THE GROUND WITH PERSON HANGING ON SKID. PERSON FELL OFF AND WAS INJURED.