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 performing firefighting operations, during a hover over dip site to fill tanks, rotor made contact with tree limb. Precautionary landing made at airport. Post-flight inspection found small delamination on the rotor blades.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS, DURING A HOVER OVER DIP SITE TO FILL TANKS, ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH TREE LIMB. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE AT AIRPORT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND SMALL DELAMINATION ON THE ROTOR BLADES.