# Accident 19900519016919A: Bell TH13T, Biloxi, MS, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 00:15 local time
- Place: Biloxi, MS
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4001° N, 88.9703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4001&lon=-88.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67223-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,060 total, 1,180 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEPLANEING PASSENGER JUMPED WITH ARMS RAISED AFTER SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ROTORS SEVERED THREE FINGERS. SAFETY BRIEFED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA123), May 19, 1990: Bell TH-13T (N67223), Biloxi, MS, no damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S INTENTIONAL ACT OF JUMPING IN THE AIR WITH HIS ARM RAISED WHILE UNDER THE MAIN ROTOR.

## Other reports on N67223 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900615065769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615065769A), Jun 15, 1990: Bell 47G3B1 (N67223), Cedar Rapids, IA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Apparently hit wires,crashed,burned on takeoff. Reported pilot had flown reckless manner. Insufficient egress route

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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