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) On July 7, 2009 N8169J, owned and operated by farm and forest helicopter service inc. received substantial damage when the pilot allowed the helicopter to settle into the water while programming an ag-nav. The pilot received minor injuries and the passenger received none. The flight was being conducted under part 91.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 7, 2009 N8169J, OWNED AND OPERATED BY FARM AND FOREST HELICOPTER SERVICE INC. RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO SETTLE INTO THE WATER WHILE PROGRAMMING AN AG-NAV. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED NONE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.