# Incident 20060519011279I: Snias SE3130, Chesapeake, VA, May 19, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2006, 22:16 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313SE-2012-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SE 3130 ALOUETTE II (registry code 8680502, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-se-3130-alouette-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTE II series (registry code 60002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artouste-ii-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SE3130
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060519011279I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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