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.
Engine lost power due to a stuck valve. Hard landing in cotton field caused main rotors to chop off the tailboom.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO A STUCK VALVE. HARD LANDING IN COTTON FIELD CAUSED MAIN ROTORS TO CHOP OFF THE TAILBOOM.
Other reports on N7990J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.