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) Pilot thought the aircraft had proper clearance from rlc N207RT to be refueled. Pilot slowly lowered the collective to position the aircraft, but the aircraft drifted towards N207RT causing the rotor to strike N207RT. Which caused substantial damage to N594RL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD PROPER CLEARANCE FROM RLC N207RT TO BE REFUELED. PILOT SLOWLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS N207RT CAUSING THE ROTOR TO STRIKE N207RT. WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N594RL.