# Accident 19960303046259A: Aerostar International RAVEN S49A, Deerpark, LA, March 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Deerpark, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5596° N, 91.4399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5596&lon=-91.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6374L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6374L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S49A (registry code 7484049, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303046259A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA140), Mar 3, 1996: Aerostar Raven S49A (N6374L), Vidalia, LA, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the ground crewmember.

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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