19831228074359A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B3 · Vermillion, LA · December 28, 1983

Date
December 28, 1983 · 11:30 local
Place
Vermillion, LA
Airport
255b
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2145C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA105
Reported as
Bell 206B3
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,109 total979 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Boarding passenger walked into idling tail rotor. Pilot did not note passenger walking to rear of helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

BOARDING PASSENGER WALKED INTO IDLING TAIL ROTOR. PILOT DID NOT NOTE PASSENGER WALKING TO REAR OF HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.