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.
Pilot departed abe and was cruising at 1000' on way to xll when the engine suddenly sputtered and the helicopter yawed to the left. He immediately chose a field in which to land and performed an autorotation. The aircraft landed safely but one of the cross beams on the skid was slightly bent.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED ABE AND WAS CRUISING AT 1000' ON WAY TO XLL WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SPUTTERED AND THE HELICOPTER YAWED TO THE LEFT. HE IMMEDIATELY CHOSE A FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND AND PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BUT ONE OF THE CROSS BEAMS ON THE SKID WAS SLIGHTLY BENT.
Other reports on N152CC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.