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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Carta Valley, TX · May 6, 2023

Date
May 6, 2023 · 15:00 local
Place
Carta Valley, TX
Airport
Mafrige Ranch Inc
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N254DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA178
Reported as
Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Right rear passenger exited the aircraft while at a hover resulting in serious injury. No damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE AT A HOVER RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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