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 lost control of helicopter when the tail rotor system failed. Found a faulty worn gear in tail rotor gear box
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM FAILED. FOUND A FAULTY WORN GEAR IN TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
Other reports on N157LC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.