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 cruise flight, pilot heard loud screeching. Initiated precautionary landing. Pilot found hydraulic fluid leaking on helicopter. Maintenance discovered flexable hydraulic hose misrouted and chaffed causing the leak. Maintenance replaced hydraulic pump and hoses and returned the helicopter to service.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD LOUD SCREECHING.INITIATED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.PILOT FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING ON HELICOPTER. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FLEXABLE HYDRAULIC HOSE MISROUTED AND CHAFFED CAUSING THE LEAK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP AND HOSES AND RETURNED THE HELICOPTER TO SERVICE.