ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359552
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| Date: | Sunday 20 November 1994 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Coastal Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N49686 |
| MSN: | 1905 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5935 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Juneau, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD LANDED A HELICOPTER AND LOCKED THE CONTROLS DOWN WHILE THE ENGINE AND ROTORS WERE TURNING AT FLIGHT IDLE. HE THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN REFUELING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER. A COMPANY EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE PILOT AND INQUIRED ABOUT GETTING A RIDE TO THE ANTICIPATED DESTINATION FOR THE FLIGHT. AFTER AGREEMENT, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO WALK TOWARD HIS TRUCK TO RETRIEVE HIS LUGGAGE AND IN DOING SO, DUCKED UNDER THE TAIL BOOM OF THE HELICOPTER, WALKING TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE. AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED AROUND HELICOPTERS IN THE PAST AND HAD RECEIVED COMPANY TRAINING CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES.
Probable Cause: THE EMPLOYEE'S DISREGARD FOR COMPANY TRAINING AND POLICIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES. THE RUNNING AIRCRAFT WITH THE ROTORS TURNING WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 2000 | N49686 | Coastal Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | HAINES, Alaska | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 12:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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