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.
On 9-14-2010 at 1645 N467PH was flying at 1000' AGL, 135 knots gs when a vulture struck and shattered the rightside windscreen. The vulture then struck the aft portion of the pilot's instrument panel. It then struck the pilot in the chest before ending up at the pilot's feet. The pilot then flew the helicopter to Nogales airport which was just three miles to the west of the incident and landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9-14-2010 AT 1645 N467PH WAS FLYING AT 1000' AGL, 135 KNOTS GS WHEN A VULTURE STRUCK AND SHATTERED THE RIGHTSIDE WINDSCREEN. THE VULTURE THEN STRUCK THE AFT PORTION OF THE PILOT'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT THEN STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE CHEST BEFORE ENDING UP AT THE PILOT'S FEET. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE HELICOPTER TO NOGALES AIRPORT WHICH WAS JUST THREE MILES TO THE WEST OF THE INCIDENT AND LANDED SAFELY.
Other reports on N467PH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.