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) On may 08, 2008, at approximately 1638 hours local time, N500WK, a Sikorsky SK-76B, s/n 760349, while descending to land at a private residence. The main rotor blades contact tree branches causing minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 08, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1638 HOURS LOCAL TIME, N500WK, A SIKORSKY SK-76B, S/N 760349, WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACT TREE BRANCHES CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.