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.
Narrative: during pleasure flight in the Clearwater area, pilot experienced gradual loss of rotor & engine RPM (no split needle) tried to make it back to Clearwater airport. Landed short at nearby golf course. Landed hard and tipped over. Investigation failed to discover any mechanical problems. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE CLEARWATER AREA, PILOT EXPERIENCED GRADUAL LOSS OF ROTOR & ENGINE RPM (NO SPLIT NEEDLE) TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO CLEARWATER AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT AT NEARBY GOLF COURSE. LANDED HARD AND TIPPED OVER. INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCOVER ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N177B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.