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 placing an external load on the ground the pilot heard a loud bang with subsequent loss of engine power. Pilot performed a hovering autoration from approximately 55 feet. The main rotor blades were damaged when the contacted a tree on landing. The aircraft remained upright.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PLACING AN EXTERNAL LOAD ON THE GROUND THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT PERFORMED A HOVERING AUTORATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE CONTACTED A TREE ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT.
Other reports on N58251 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.