# Incident 20130115000429I: D & K Aviation BABY BELLE, Hammond, LA, January 15, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2013, 11:49 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211CJ-2020-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: D & K BABY BELLE (registry code 056311V, https://openairdocs.org/model/d-k-baby-belle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C2C (registry code 42287, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: D & K AVIATION BABY BELLE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C7C
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 40 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130115000429I

## Narrative

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

DURING AIRCRAFT RUN-UP, GROUND CREW (HELPER) APPROACHED AIRCRAFT FROM THE REAR, WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND OPERATING AT IDLE. MAIN & TAIL ROTOR WAS TURNING.

GROUND CREW WHILE WALKING TOWARDS FRONT OF AIRCRAFT, HAD HEAD LOWERED TO AVOID CONTACT WITH MAIN ROTOR BLADES, AND INTERVERTLY WALKED TOO CLOSE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AT WHICH TIME CREWS JACKET WAS SUCKED INTO THE TAIL ROTER.

A TAIL ROTOR BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH THE UNDER SIDE OF LEFT ARM, ADDITIONAL BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CREWS UPPER BACK. (APX 3 STRIKES)

GROUND CREW WAS THEN THROWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THEY REMAINED UNTILL 911 ARRIVED.

## Other reports on N211CJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170718009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170718009109A), Jul 18, 2017: D & K Aviation BABY BELLE (N211CJ), Spartanburg, SC, Substantial damage. Student helicopter pilot taxiing from grassy area adjacent to rwy 23 to grassy area adjacent to rwy 05. Pilot had a loss of directional control which was…

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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