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.
(-23) On July 31, 1998, at 1930 central daylight time (CDT), a bell 47, N1001N, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing. The pilot reported a total loss of rotor RPM with an increase in engine RPM. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The title 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated 4 miles south of Grand Forks, north dakota, at 1929 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 31, 1998, AT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A BELL 47, N1001N, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF ROTOR RPM WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 1929 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.