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.
Aircraft was in a hovering toe in landing, at power. Passengers were preparing to off load when a spruce tree feel into the main rotor. Pilot accomplished a low power landing in a near by field. Aircraft had experience damage to main rotor blade tip cap. There were no enjury's.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HOVERING TOE IN LANDING, AT POWER. PASSENGERS WERE PREPARING TO OFF LOAD WHEN A SPRUCE TREE FEEL INTO THE MAIN ROTOR. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A LOW POWER LANDING IN A NEAR BY FIELD. AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCE DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIP CAP. THERE WERE NO ENJURY'S.
Other reports on N74381 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.