3,483 total1,189 in this make and model98 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) The pilot was hover taxiing for parking when he allowed the helicopter to drift aft and strike a chain link fence with the tail rotor. This caused substantial damage to the helicopter, tail rotor blades and tail boom.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS HOVER TAXIING FOR PARKING WHEN HE ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO DRIFT AFT AND STRIKE A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER, TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL BOOM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.