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.
Pilot hovering during engine test, not in assigned location. Damaged aircraft in autorotation, no problems found
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HOVERING DURING ENGINE TEST, NOT IN ASSIGNED LOCATION. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT IN AUTOROTATION, NO PROBLEMS FOUND
Other reports on N65120 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.