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.
On 2/1/2023, while conducting aerial survey for invasive plant species with one passenger on board, the PIC encountered a wire strike resulting in damage to 3 rotor blades. The PIC landed the aircraft without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/1/2023, WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL SURVEY FOR INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, THE PIC ENCOUNTERED A WIRE STRIKE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO 3 ROTOR BLADES. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Other reports on N545PH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.