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.
Malfunction in helicopters collective system. Forced landing. A loose collective hydraulic servo fell off mount.
As the FAA filed it
MALFUNCTION IN HELICOPTERS COLLECTIVE SYSTEM. FORCED LANDING. A LOOSE COLLECTIVE HYDRAULIC SERVO FELL OFF MOUNT.
Other reports on N138US · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.