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.
N766ME, a mbb-bk 117 C-2, made a hard landing from a hover on the transient ramp at San Bernardino airport (sbd). Minor damage caused to helicopter's vertical fins and tail skid. Three crewmembers on board (pilot, flight nurse, and medic). No injuries to crew.
As the FAA filed it
N766ME, A MBB-BK 117 C-2, MADE A HARD LANDING FROM A HOVER ON THE TRANSIENT RAMP AT SAN BERNARDINO AIRPORT (SBD). MINOR DAMAGE CAUSED TO HELICOPTER'S VERTICAL FINS AND TAIL SKID. THREE CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD (PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, AND MEDIC). NO INJURIES TO CREW.