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)Aircraft had just landed and was hovering 2 feet off the ground above helicopter (heliport). Engine area caught on fire. Pilot landed a/c and tried to extinguish flame.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS HOVERING 2 FEET OFF THE GROUND ABOVE HELICOPTER (HELIPORT). ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE. PILOT LANDED A/C AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH FLAME.
Other reports on N46MU · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.