What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 26, 2003, about 1210 PST, helicopter N234RF, an MDH-369E, operated as a 14 CFR part 91 public-use aircraft by the los angeles county sheriff aero unit, experienced a tail rotor failure in flight. The crew, consisting of one pilot and one observer, declared an emergency and made a precautionary landing at Torrance, CA airport. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to either crewmember. An NTSB investigator examined the aircraft at the la sheriff's hanger at long beach airport on February 27, 2003 and determined that part number 500P310-101, serial number A521, a tail rotor component, failed in flight. The failed part was recovered and shipped to the NTSB materials laboratory in Washington, d.c. for further examination and evaluation. The operator filed an m or d report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2003, ABOUT 1210 PST, HELICOPTER N234RF, AN MDH-369E, OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PUBLIC-USE AIRCRAFT BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF AERO UNIT, EXPERIENCED A TAIL ROTOR FAILURE IN FLIGHT. THE CREW, CONSISTING OF ONE PILOT AND ONE OBSERVER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT TORRANCE, CA AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO EITHER CREWMEMBER. AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE LA SHERIFF'S HANGER AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 27, 2003 AND DETERMINED THAT PART NUMBER 500P310-101, SERIAL NUMBER A521, A TAIL ROTOR COMPONENT, FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE FAILED PART WAS RECOVERED AND SHIPPED TO THE NTSB MATERIALS LABORATORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION. THE OPERATOR FILED AN M OR D REPORT.