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 external load logging operations in a remote forest area, pilot ascended the aircraft vertically above the landing area. At about 60 feet above ground level, the pilot moved the aircraft aft. The tail rotor made contact with a tree. The pilot lost yaw control and the main rotor contacted with surrounding trees. Aircraft crashed to the ground and caught fire. Aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
DURING EXTERNAL LOAD LOGGING OPERATIONS IN A REMOTE FOREST AREA, PILOT ASCENDED THE AIRCRAFT VERTICALLY ABOVE THE LANDING AREA. AT ABOUT 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PILOT MOVED THE AIRCRAFT AFT. THE TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE. THE PILOT LOST YAW CONTROL AND THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED WITH SURROUNDING TREES. AIRCRAFT CRASHED TO THE GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.