12,200 total3,000 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
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.
Observer lowered to mark ditched helicopter fell 100 ft and died. Low fuel. Began return. Strap fouled tail rotor.
As the FAA filed it
OBSERVER LOWERED TO MARK DITCHED HELICOPTER FELL 100 FT AND DIED. LOW FUEL. BEGAN RETURN. STRAP FOULED TAIL ROTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.