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.
Pilot departed a confined area in the waimea canyon. Pilot noticed collective was lighter than normal feel while enroute. Pilot landed short at operator's ranch-original destination was Lihue. Pilot inspected main rotor blades and found impact damage on bottom side of blades . Pilot deduced he must have hit tree on departure.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED A CONFINED AREA IN THE WAIMEA CANYON. PILOT NOTICED COLLECTIVE WAS LIGHTER THAN NORMAL FEEL WHILE ENROUTE. PILOT LANDED SHORT AT OPERATOR'S RANCH-ORIGINAL DESTINATION WAS LIHUE. PILOT INSPECTED MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND FOUND IMPACT DAMAGE ON BOTTOM SIDE OF BLADES . PILOT DEDUCED HE MUST HAVE HIT TREE ON DEPARTURE.