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) While departing from remote landing site, aircraft struck a single powerline. Aircraft landed immediately with minor damage to rotors. Pilot stated that he did not see the powerline against the horizon.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE DEPARTING FROM REMOTE LANDING SITE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SINGLE POWERLINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED IMMEDIATELY WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO ROTORS. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINE AGAINST THE HORIZON.
Other reports on N369HE · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.