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.
The pilot was demonstrating a straight in autorotative descent with a power recovery to his nonpilot passenger. The pilot ran out of rotor RPM, forward airspeed and engine RPM at about 30' AGL and the helicopter landed hard substantially damaging it.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT WITH A POWER RECOVERY TO HIS NONPILOT PASSENGER. THE PILOT RAN OUT OF ROTOR RPM, FORWARD AIRSPEED AND ENGINE RPM AT ABOUT 30' AGL AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING IT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.