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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aerostar International RAVEN S49A · Deerpark, LA · March 3, 1996

Date: March 3, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place: Deerpark, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6374L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA140

N6374LRegistered now · Aerostar International RAVEN S49AS/N S49A-3110 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAerostar International RAVEN S49A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) While under the supervision of an instructor pilot, a student pilot was cold inflating the balloon envelope. A ground crew person wrapped a ground handling rope around his hand. The tail of the ground handling rope was pulled into the fan, causing the rope to jerk the person's hand hard enough to severe his thumb. The person was wearing gloves, so the severed thumb was saved and was ultimately reattached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT, A STUDENT PILOT WAS COLD INFLATING THE BALLOON ENVELOPE. A GROUND CREW PERSON WRAPPED A GROUND HANDLING ROPE AROUND HIS HAND. THE TAIL OF THE GROUND HANDLING ROPE WAS PULLED INTO THE FAN, CAUSING THE ROPE TO JERK THE PERSON'S HAND HARD ENOUGH TO SEVERE HIS THUMB. THE PERSON WAS WEARING GLOVES, SO THE SEVERED THUMB WAS SAVED AND WAS ULTIMATELY REATTACHED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW96LA140Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVidalia, LAthe pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the ground crewmember.Mar 3, 1996 · No damage