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 climb from the bottom the grand canyon enroute to the grand canyon west airport (1G4), the aircraft struck a bird. The bird caused minor damage to the chin bubble fiberglass of the helicopter. The helicopter landed at 1G4 without further incident. No injuries were reported by the pilot or passengers.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB FROM THE BOTTOM THE GRAND CANYON ENROUTE TO THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT (1G4), THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD. THE BIRD CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CHIN BUBBLE FIBERGLASS OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER LANDED AT 1G4 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.
Other reports on N835PA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.