# Accident 20010315032189A: Beauxbridge, LA, March 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2001, 13:55 local time
- Place: Beauxbridge, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315032189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SOLE WITNESS TO THE FATAL MISHAP IS THE PILOT OF THE HELICOPTER WHO INTENDED AN AERIAL PICK UP OF THE LINEMAN FROM THE POLE CROSSMEMBER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE UNTETHERED LINEMAN INEXPLICABLY STOOD ERECT ON THE CROSSMEMBER AS THE HELICOPTER APPROACHED FOR THE INTENDED TRANSFER TO THE HELICOPTER, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO HIS DEATH AFTER BREIFLY GRASPING THE SKIDS OF THE HELICOPTER. AMENDED ON BASIS OF NTSB DECISION TO ASSOCIATE THE DEATH OF THE WORKMAN AS AVIATION FATALITY AND ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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