What happened
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On March 26, 2021 at approximately 11:07AM EDT. , N43TA, a Beechcraft B200 operated under FAR 135 by privacy data omitted, experienced severe turbulence while enroute, transporting passengers from blue grass airport (klex) in lexington, KY. To naples municipal airport (kapf), in naples, FL. Resulting in minor injuries to one passenger.
Occupants of the airplane included 1 pilot and 2 passengers, all three were seated with seatbelts on during the encounter with severe turbulence. As a result of the turbulence, the seated male passenger received a minor injuries when his head struck the installed ?eye-ball? Type air gasper vent located above his seat.
The pilot coordinated with ATC and diverted to Valdosta Regional Airport (kvld), Valdosta, GA. To seek medical attention for the injured passenger. Emergency services were standing by at kvld when N43TA landed. The injured passenger was transported to privacy data omitted emergency room where he received medical treatment to include 7 staples to close the laceration on his head. The passenger was released from the hospital and medically cleared to fly. The passengers elected to return to klex. privacy data omitted. Provided a different airplane to return the passenger to klex.
A team from privacy data omitted conducted an inspection of N43TA with no damage found prior to the airplane being flown back to klex.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 26, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:07AM EDT. , N43TA, A BEECHCRAFT B200 OPERATED UNDER FAR 135 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE ENROUTE, TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FROM BLUE GRASS AIRPORT (KLEX) IN LEXINGTON, KY. TO NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KAPF), IN NAPLES, FL. RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO ONE PASSENGER.
OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRPLANE INCLUDED 1 PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS, ALL THREE WERE SEATED WITH SEATBELTS ON DURING THE ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE. AS A RESULT OF THE TURBULENCE, THE SEATED MALE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE INSTALLED ?EYE-BALL? TYPE AIR GASPER VENT LOCATED ABOVE HIS SEAT.
THE PILOT COORDINATED WITH ATC AND DIVERTED TO VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KVLD), VALDOSTA, GA. TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THE INJURED PASSENGER. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE STANDING BY AT KVLD WHEN N43TA LANDED. THE INJURED PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT TO INCLUDE 7 STAPLES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION ON HIS HEAD. THE PASSENGER WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICALLY CLEARED TO FLY. THE PASSENGERS ELECTED TO RETURN TO KLEX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PROVIDED A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE TO RETURN THE PASSENGER TO KLEX.
A TEAM FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF N43TA WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE BEING FLOWN BACK TO KLEX.
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