# Accident 20190823017869A: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 105A, Lawton, OK, August 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2019, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6042° N, 98.3956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6042&lon=-98.3956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7172D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7172D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 105A (registry code 5190007, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-105a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 105A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190823017869A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2019, N7172D, 2011 ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND, DEPARTED FROM A SELECTED LAUNCH SITE 4 MILES SE OF THE APACHE CASINO HOTEL IN LAWTON, OK. THE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR THE APACHE CASINO HOTEL.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR AND VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED, VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 6-7 KNOTS LOCATED FROM THE EAST SOUTH EAST

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM THE PILOT IN COMMAND APPROACHED HIS INTENDED LANDING SITE. HE CONTINUED ON TO THE ALTERNATE LANDING SITE.  DURING THE LANDING A PASSENGER HAD FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET WHERE SHE WAS INJURIED.  PARAMEDICS EVALUATED THE PASSENGERS AND TRANSPORTED THE INJURIED PASSENGER FOR MEDICAL CARE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN19TA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA328), Aug 23, 2019: Lindstrand 105A (N7172D), Lawton, OK, no damage. Probable cause: A hard landing, which resulted the basket tipping over and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.

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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