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) privacy data omitted the pilot in command of N543SD on 09/27/2006 at approximately 1815 pacific daylight saving time struck a tree with the main rotor blade, while performing agricultural operations. Damage was limited to the outboard 2.5 inches of one blade.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N543SD ON 09/27/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STRUCK A TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE, WHILE PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE OUTBOARD 2.5 INCHES OF ONE BLADE.
Other reports on N543SD · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.