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) The pilot attempted to start the helicopter N5008K in winds 26 knots gusting to 30 knots. The a/c was parked next to a/c N119AL. As a result the a/c tail swung and struck a/c 119AL. The wind velocity was measured by the pilot's hand held wind meter.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE HELICOPTER N5008K IN WINDS 26 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THE A/C WAS PARKED NEXT TO A/C N119AL. AS A RESULT THE A/C TAIL SWUNG AND STRUCK A/C 119AL. THE WIND VELOCITY WAS MEASURED BY THE PILOT'S HAND HELD WIND METER.