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.
While hovering on the departure pad, the tail rotor came in contact with tree branches. Crew was unaware of the incident until post flight inspection revealed damage to tail rotor blades.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE HOVERING ON THE DEPARTURE PAD, THE TAIL ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH TREE BRANCHES. CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE INCIDENT UNTIL POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO TAIL ROTOR BLADES.
Other reports on N911FK · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.