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 began approach to an offshore platform and realized a loss of tail rotor authority. The approach was terminated and the pilot headed for Houma, LA. An emergency run on landing was performed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BEGAN APPROACH TO AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND REALIZED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY. THE APPROACH WAS TERMINATED AND THE PILOT HEADED FOR HOUMA, LA. AN EMERGENCY RUN ON LANDING WAS PERFORMED.