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FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Mt Clemens, MI · August 21, 2011

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Date
August 21, 2011 · 13:35 local
Place
Mt Clemens, MI
Airport
Selfridge Air National Guard B
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N49739
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA606
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine
Continental R670-SERIES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
38,000 total10,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N49739Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-4462 · Built 1943Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approximately 1335 local time, while conducting routine surveillance of the 2011 Selfridge air show, inspectors from the east Michigan flight standards district office (emi FSDO) observed an individual fall from an aircraft. The individual was attempting to perform an aerial transfer from an airplane (N49739, 1943, Boeing A75N1 PT17) to a helicopter (N7505B, 1985, Schweizer, Hughes 269C). Inspectors were near the air boss control trailer located northeast of the designated aerobatic box. The aircraft passed from north to south by the control trailer. Both aircraft appeared to be within the designated aerobatic box at this time. The aircraft were observed just north of show center when inspectors witnessed the individual attempting the aerial transfer fall from N49739 and impact the ground approximately 1100 feet east of runway 1/19 and approximately 300 feet north of the perpendicular access road. The victim impacted the ground and slid approximately 50 feet. Inspectors observed first responders and emergency personnel approach the scene and render treatment to the victim. A short time later, the victim was transported to mt. Clemens regional medical center. Macomb county sheriff detective mcfadden notified inspector ward that the victim was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1335 LOCAL TIME, WHILE CONDUCTING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE OF THE 2011 SELFRIDGE AIR SHOW, INSPECTORS FROM THE EAST MICHIGAN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (EMI FSDO) OBSERVED AN INDIVIDUAL FALL FROM AN AIRCRAFT. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN AERIAL TRANSFER FROM AN AIRPLANE (N49739, 1943, BOEING A75N1 PT17) TO A HELICOPTER (N7505B, 1985, SCHWEIZER, HUGHES 269C). INSPECTORS WERE NEAR THE AIR BOSS CONTROL TRAILER LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE DESIGNATED AEROBATIC BOX. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THE CONTROL TRAILER. BOTH AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE WITHIN THE DESIGNATED AEROBATIC BOX AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WERE OBSERVED JUST NORTH OF SHOW CENTER WHEN INSPECTORS WITNESSED THE INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPTING THE AERIAL TRANSFER FALL FROM N49739 AND IMPACT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET EAST OF RUNWAY 1/19 AND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET NORTH OF THE PERPENDICULAR ACCESS ROAD. THE VICTIM IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. INSPECTORS OBSERVED FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL APPROACH THE SCENE AND RENDER TREATMENT TO THE VICTIM. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO MT. CLEMENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. MACOMB COUNTY SHERIFF DETECTIVE MCFADDEN NOTIFIED INSPECTOR WARD THAT THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA606Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMt. Clemens, MIThe wing walker’s decision to release his grip of the airplane during an attempted aerial transfer from airplane to helicopter before both aircraft achieved the proper relative positioning for the transfer.Aug 21, 2011 · 2 aircraft · No damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N7505BSchweizer 269CAccident 20110821019859A · No damage