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.
Upon liftoff from the medivac helipad, the aircraft tail boom made contact with trees, and the pilot continued flight to drop off the patient at the medical facility.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LIFTOFF FROM THE MEDIVAC HELIPAD, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL BOOM MADE CONTACT WITH TREES, AND THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DROP OFF THE PATIENT AT THE MEDICAL FACILITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.