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.
Helicopter was operated low level to herd cattle. The tail rotor struck a joshua tree, landed and rolled over on its left side. The pilot was the sole occupant. No injuries were reported. No post crash fire was reported.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED LOW LEVEL TO HERD CATTLE. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A JOSHUA TREE, LANDED AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.
Other reports on N73224 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.