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 attempting to land at the refuel site the helicopter struck two power lines. One wire broke and pilot hovered rearward out of contact with the second. The aircraft landed safely after sustaining minor damage and no injuries. The incident occurred while operating under usfs contract (firefighting).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE REFUEL SITE THE HELICOPTER STRUCK TWO POWER LINES. ONE WIRE BROKE AND PILOT HOVERED REARWARD OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE SECOND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING UNDER USFS CONTRACT (FIREFIGHTING).