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) Tow plane and glider taking off on grass strip, tow plane pilot saw helicopter on taxi way hovering, tow plane veered left to avoid helicopter the glider released hook and veered left to avoid helicopter, then tow rope impacted helicopter main rotor blades. Minor damage to helicopter: no damage other aircraft, no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TOW PLANE AND GLIDER TAKING OFF ON GRASS STRIP, TOW PLANE PILOT SAW HELICOPTER ON TAXI WAY HOVERING, TOW PLANE VEERED LEFT TO AVOID HELICOPTER THE GLIDER RELEASED HOOK AND VEERED LEFT TO AVOID HELICOPTER, THEN TOW ROPE IMPACTED HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADES. MINOR DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER: NO DAMAGE OTHER AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N7474D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.