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 November 6, 2025, N959BH flew from unalakleet to Nome, Alaska. The PIC idnetified damage to one of the tail rotor blades during the post flight walkaround.
It was later identfied that a dzus fastner had seperated from the vertical tail rotor drive shaft quick access panel and struck the tail rotor blade during flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2025, N959BH FLEW FROM UNALAKLEET TO NOME, ALASKA. THE PIC IDNETIFIED DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES DURING THE POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND.
IT WAS LATER IDENTFIED THAT A DZUS FASTNER HAD SEPERATED FROM THE VERTICAL TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT QUICK ACCESS PANEL AND STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE DURING FLIGHT.