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.
01/19/10; 1345 EST: police helicopter made precautionary landing near Appomattox, VA, for safety concerns. Upon landing, pilot discovered bullet holes in fuselage, rotor blade, and fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
01/19/10; 1345 EST: POLICE HELICOPTER MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR APPOMATTOX, VA, FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. UPON LANDING, PILOT DISCOVERED BULLET HOLES IN FUSELAGE, ROTOR BLADE, AND FUEL TANK.