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Incident

FAA incident report · Snias SE3130 · Chesapeake, VA · May 19, 2006

Date: May 19, 2006 · 22:16 local
Place: Chesapeake, VA
Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N313SE
Reported as: Snias SE3130
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N313SERegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2012 · S N I A S SE 3130 ALOUETTE IIS/N 1929 · Built 1964 Airframe modelS N I A S SE 3130 ALOUETTE II Engine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTE II seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) This was a county fair helicopter ride. privacy data omitted Jumped and waved to family members, while exiting the helicopter after a short flight. His hand went into the main rotorblades. The injury to his hand resulted in amputation of half of his middle finger, and pins were inserted in his index and ring fingers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS A COUNTY FAIR HELICOPTER RIDE. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ JUMPED AND WAVED TO FAMILY MEMBERS, WHILE EXITING THE HELICOPTER AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT. HIS HAND WENT INTO THE MAIN ROTORBLADES. THE INJURY TO HIS HAND RESULTED IN AMPUTATION OF HALF OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER, AND PINS WERE INSERTED IN HIS INDEX AND RING FINGERS.