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: 2nd class medical 9/25/95. While sling loading to a seismic site about 50 yards ahead of the helicopter, the sling (steel longline) hit a powerline. The line (long) was severed (burned through by powerline.) The pilot released the remaining long line and landed near by. No damage to a/c and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: 2ND CLASS MEDICAL 9/25/95. WHILE SLING LOADING TO A SEISMIC SITE ABOUT 50 YARDS AHEAD OF THE HELICOPTER, THE SLING (STEEL LONGLINE) HIT A POWERLINE. THE LINE (LONG) WAS SEVERED (BURNED THROUGH BY POWERLINE.) THE PILOT RELEASED THE REMAINING LONG LINE AND LANDED NEAR BY. NO DAMAGE TO A/C AND NO INJURIES.