# NTSB Accident CHI97LA140
> **Aerospatiale AS-365-N2** · 1997-05-21 · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA140
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07879
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-21
- **Location:** INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.730285, -86.29013
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS-365-N2
- **Registration:** N653CN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate visual clearance by the passenger resulting in his being struck with the rotor blade.  A factor relating to this accident was the gusting winds.

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