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) During a sight seeing flight helicopter struck a seagull injuring a passenger in the right seat. Seagull then exited the helicopter out the door on the right side. No injury to the pilot however the passenger received minor cuts and blood from the bird on his face.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT HELICOPTER STRUCK A SEAGULL INJURING A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT. SEAGULL THEN EXITED THE HELICOPTER OUT THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT HOWEVER THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BLOOD FROM THE BIRD ON HIS FACE.
Other reports on N555LH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.