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 started acft with rotor brake engaged, just before takeoff pilot realized the rotor brake caution light and disengaged the rotor brake. The pilot departed and flew three seperate flights. The rotor brake was completely destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED ACFT WITH ROTOR BRAKE ENGAGED, JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF PILOT REALIZED THE ROTOR BRAKE CAUTION LIGHT AND DISENGAGED THE ROTOR BRAKE. THE PILOT DEPARTED AND FLEW THREE SEPERATE FLIGHTS. THE ROTOR BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.