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.
Papillon helicopters a part 135 air tour operator was conducting a training flight under part 91. The accident occurred 14 miles east of the Grand Canyon airport on 4/23/13 at 2:45 pm local. N2072M a Bell 206 landed hard after performing a 180 degree autorotation with termination of power. The company instructor (PIC) was privacy data omitted and the pilot under instruction was privacy data omitted no injuries were reported. Damage to the aircraft includes a bent tailboom, broken tail rotor drive shaft, and tail rotor blade damage.
As the FAA filed it
PAPILLON HELICOPTERS A PART 135 AIR TOUR OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER PART 91. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 14 MILES EAST OF THE GRAND CANYON AIRPORT ON 4/23/13 AT 2:45 PM LOCAL. N2072M A BELL 206 LANDED HARD AFTER PERFORMING A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION WITH TERMINATION OF POWER. THE COMPANY INSTRUCTOR (PIC) WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES A BENT TAILBOOM, BROKEN TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND TAIL ROTOR BLADE DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.