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.
Aircraft had flown uneventful photo mission, landed at 3J7 for fuel, and departed to continue photo mission. Approximately two (2) miles west of 3J7, pilot noticed "clutch light" flickering, increasing in duty cycle to almost continuously being illuminated. At approximately 1130 local a vibration was felt, followed by a loud bang. Pilot performed autorotation and "hard" landed aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN UNEVENTFUL PHOTO MISSION, LANDED AT 3J7 FOR FUEL, AND DEPARTED TO CONTINUE PHOTO MISSION. APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MILES WEST OF 3J7, PILOT NOTICED "CLUTCH LIGHT" FLICKERING, INCREASING IN DUTY CYCLE TO ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY BEING ILLUMINATED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL A VIBRATION WAS FELT, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. PILOT PERFORMED AUTOROTATION AND "HARD" LANDED AIRCRAFT.