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.
During the start up to reposition aircraft to maintenance the pilot failed to remove the main rotor tie down strap. During start the tie down strap contacted the top of the vertical stabilzer. The pilot shut down and removed the main rotor tie down strap. The beacon was struck and departed the aircraft and the vertical stabilizer sustained damage on the leading and trailing edge.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE START UP TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT TO MAINTENANCE THE PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE THE MAIN ROTOR TIE DOWN STRAP. DURING START THE TIE DOWN STRAP CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILZER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN AND REMOVED THE MAIN ROTOR TIE DOWN STRAP. THE BEACON WAS STRUCK AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE.