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.
During flight instruction at night, pilot was making an approch for landing at Brigham City, UT. A bird stuck the helicopter on the left side between the chin bubble and windshield. It pentrated the cabin through the honeycomb structure making contact with the cyclic control.
As the FAA filed it
DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AT NIGHT, PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROCH FOR LANDING AT BRIGHAM CITY, UT. A BIRD STUCK THE HELICOPTER ON THE LEFT SIDE BETWEEN THE CHIN BUBBLE AND WINDSHIELD. IT PENTRATED THE CABIN THROUGH THE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE CYCLIC CONTROL.
Other reports on N3211N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.