What happened
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(-23) On July 21, a rappeller sustained fatal injuries from an un-arrested descent out of a helicopter from an altitude of approximately 200 feet. The accident occurred during rappel proficiency training. As the individual was moving into the rappel position on the port side skid, he fell from the aircraft. The individual received immediate medical attention at the scene from emt's and paramedics. The individual was declared deceased at the scene by a paramedic from the arcata ambulance following appropriate acls protocols under the auspices of the mad river community hospital. The mission helicopter was owned and operated by the heli-1 corporation under exclusive-use contract to the us forest service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 21, A RAPPELLER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM AN UN-ARRESTED DESCENT OUT OF A HELICOPTER FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING RAPPEL PROFICIENCY TRAINING. AS THE INDIVIDUAL WAS MOVING INTO THE RAPPEL POSITION ON THE PORT SIDE SKID, HE FELL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE FROM EMT'S AND PARAMEDICS. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DECLARED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY A PARAMEDIC FROM THE ARCATA AMBULANCE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATE ACLS PROTOCOLS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. THE MISSION HELICOPTER WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE HELI-1 CORPORATION UNDER EXCLUSIVE-USE CONTRACT TO THE US FOREST SERVICE.
NTSB investigation
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