- Date
- January 14, 1988, 11:14 local (16:14 UTC)
- Place
- Holmdel, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3NJBell 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36083
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Propeller/rotor contact to person
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Analysis
The pilot had just landed the helicopter from a speed survey of garden state parkway and was in idle. The passenger/police officer deplaned and walked to the rear of the aircraft and was struck by the tail rotor blade receiving serious injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3NJ
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2048
- Airframe hours
- 5,823
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20J, 250 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- New Jersey State Police
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,071 total · 257 in this make and model · 817 as pilot in command · 85 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 14 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 14 °F