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)Student pilot attempted a takeoff from a vacant field of insufficient length. Pilot tried to abort takeoff. Main rotor struck a tree and the gyroplane tipped over onto its side, coming to rest in front of a post office.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A VACANT FIELD OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. PILOT TRIED TO ABORT TAKEOFF. MAIN ROTOR STRUCK A TREE AND THE GYROPLANE TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE, COMING TO REST IN FRONT OF A POST OFFICE.