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.
Pilot was conducting part 137 operations. Pilot performed a low recon of a field and did not see a cable ran to a fixture in the field. Helicopter contacted the wire and the pilot landed with minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PART 137 OPERATIONS. PILOT PERFORMED A LOW RECON OF A FIELD AND DID NOT SEE A CABLE RAN TO A FIXTURE IN THE FIELD. HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE WIRE AND THE PILOT LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N225AM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.