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.
Helicopter was hoovering in an attempt to engage in a pig shoot on a charity flight. Pilot did not see the powerline behind the trees. Helicopter main blade struck the powerline cutting the line. The loose powerline hit the tail and embedded itself in the vertical and struck the tail blade.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER WAS HOOVERING IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN A PIG SHOOT ON A CHARITY FLIGHT. PILOT DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINE BEHIND THE TREES. HELICOPTER MAIN BLADE STRUCK THE POWERLINE CUTTING THE LINE. THE LOOSE POWERLINE HIT THE TAIL AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE VERTICAL AND STRUCK THE TAIL BLADE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.