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 did not notice the crane cable which was approximately 12 inches from the main rotor blades.
Pilot drifted aft when picking up to a hover which caused a blade strike.
NTSB will not be pursuing this matter any further per conversation with todd fox at the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE CRANE CABLE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
PILOT DRIFTED AFT WHEN PICKING UP TO A HOVER WHICH CAUSED A BLADE STRIKE.
NTSB WILL NOT BE PURSUING THIS MATTER ANY FURTHER PER CONVERSATION WITH TODD FOX AT THE NTSB.