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 was in the California san gabriel mountains engaged in firefighting activities. Aircraft struck communication wires during climb out after filling tanks with snorkel. An uneventful landing was made off sight. No injuries. Minor damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE CALIFORNIA SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS ENGAGED IN FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES. AIRCRAFT STRUCK COMMUNICATION WIRES DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER FILLING TANKS WITH SNORKEL. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE OFF SIGHT. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.