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.
Narrative: aircraft Bell 412, N7128R, at static rest, loading passengers, and being refueled, experienced the aft cross tube parting as the refueling operation was completed. The aft cross tube attachment area of the fuselage received minor damage. The aircraft, piloted by messrs. T.c. lee and banks edwards, is the property of petroleum helicopters, inc.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT BELL 412, N7128R, AT STATIC REST, LOADING PASSENGERS, AND BEING REFUELED, EXPERIENCED THE AFT CROSS TUBE PARTING AS THE REFUELING OPERATION WAS COMPLETED. THE AFT CROSS TUBE ATTACHMENT AREA OF THE FUSELAGE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY MESSRS. T.C. LEE AND BANKS EDWARDS, IS THE PROPERTY OF PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC.