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.
(-23) While flying at approximately 300 feet AGL, the pilot heard a reduction in engine RPM. Engine began to lose all power. Auto-rotation was initiated to a landing in salt marsh. However, helo leaned to one side as rotor RPM decayed and came to rest on its side in the marsh.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, THE PILOT HEARD A REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM. ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE ALL POWER. AUTO-ROTATION WAS INITIATED TO A LANDING IN SALT MARSH. HOWEVER, HELO LEANED TO ONE SIDE AS ROTOR RPM DECAYED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE IN THE MARSH.