- Date
- May 19, 1990, 00:15 local (05:15 UTC)
- Place
- Biloxi, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N67223Bell TH-13T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900519016919A
- Case key
- 32657
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Probable cause
The passenger's intentional act of jumping in the air with his arm raised while under the main rotor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After a sightseeing flt, two passengers were walking away from the helicopter when one jumped into the air with his left arm raised. The decelerating main rotor struck the passenger's upraised hand and severed portions of three fingers.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67223
- Reported as
- Bell TH-13T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3471
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Unknown
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,060 total · 1,180 in this make and model · 1,895 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- BIX, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N67223 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.