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.
Test flight. Lifted to 100FT AGL hover. Loud bang. Impacted. Parts hit vehicle. Main rotor seperated fatigue crack. (-23) see inspector statements dated 03/20/97 and 06/12/97 and FAA form 8020-16 and FSDO form OR-1.
As the FAA filed it
TEST FLIGHT. LIFTED TO 100FT AGL HOVER. LOUD BANG. IMPACTED. PARTS HIT VEHICLE. MAIN ROTOR SEPERATED FATIGUE CRACK. (-23) SEE INSPECTOR STATEMENTS DATED 03/20/97 AND 06/12/97 AND FAA FORM 8020-16 AND FSDO FORM OR-1.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.