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.
Ward Arkansas: privacy data omitted Bell-407 helicopter s/n 53102. After completing patient drop-off in little rock, helicopter was transitioning back to searcy Arkansas base. At approxamently 1100 ft. just to the west of Ward Arkansas helicopter struck a mallard duck. With an open field just below pilot completed an emergency landing with no injurys.
As the FAA filed it
WARD ARKANSAS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELL-407 HELICOPTER S/N 53102. AFTER COMPLETING PATIENT DROP-OFF IN LITTLE ROCK, HELICOPTER WAS TRANSITIONING BACK TO SEARCY ARKANSAS BASE. AT APPROXAMENTLY 1100 FT. JUST TO THE WEST OF WARD ARKANSAS HELICOPTER STRUCK A MALLARD DUCK. WITH AN OPEN FIELD JUST BELOW PILOT COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH NO INJURYS.