FAA incident report · Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Jacumba, CA · February 12, 2011
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot flew unairworthy helicopter after tail rotor strike. Pilots record reflects prior violation due to fatal accident from 2006.
PILOT FLEW UNAIRWORTHY HELICOPTER AFTER TAIL ROTOR STRIKE. PILOTS RECORD REFLECTS PRIOR VIOLATION DUE TO FATAL ACCIDENT FROM 2006.