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 performing aerial applications over timber land, pilot reported a loud "bang" and loss of tail rotor effectiveness at the apex of the spray turn. Pilot made emergency landing into small trees resulting in substantial damage to the helicopter. No injuries or fatalities reported during this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS OVER TIMBER LAND, PILOT REPORTED A LOUD "BANG" AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AT THE APEX OF THE SPRAY TURN. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO SMALL TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES REPORTED DURING THIS ACCIDENT.
Other reports on N51AG · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.