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.
According to the operator, while departing, the helicopter encountered a wind gust. The tail-rotor struck a tree. Minor damage to the plastic covering of the leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, WHILE DEPARTING, THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. THE TAIL-ROTOR STRUCK A TREE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE LEADING EDGE.