FAA incident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Halstad, MN · February 15, 2014
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 discovered tail rotor damage upon post flight after confined area operations. The pilot stated he may have hit a tree branch during operation.
PILOT DISCOVERED TAIL ROTOR DAMAGE UPON POST FLIGHT AFTER CONFINED AREA OPERATIONS. THE PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE HIT A TREE BRANCH DURING OPERATION.