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.
While performing low altitude aerial application for elimination of honeysuckle vine 5 miles northwest of Hudson, IL in VFR conditions, helicopter struck powerlines approximately 100 foot above ground level that crossed a shallow meadow . The powerlines broke, the aircraft continued forward for approximately 100 yards landing in a corn field without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE AERIAL APPLICATION FOR ELIMINATION OF HONEYSUCKLE VINE 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUDSON, IL IN VFR CONDITIONS, HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES APPROXIMATELY 100 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THAT CROSSED A SHALLOW MEADOW . THE POWERLINES BROKE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS LANDING IN A CORN FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.