20,000 total800 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
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) Bags from aft baggage struck the tail rotor in flight, subsequently the tail rotor failed the pilot landed in orchard. The hard landing severed the tail boom. ELT functioned. Company adding annunciators on doors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BAGS FROM AFT BAGGAGE STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT, SUBSEQUENTLY THE TAIL ROTOR FAILED THE PILOT LANDED IN ORCHARD. THE HARD LANDING SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. ELT FUNCTIONED. COMPANY ADDING ANNUNCIATORS ON DOORS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.