What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 10, 1996, at 0450 local time, an mbb B0-105S, helicopter, N299EH, registered to era aviation, inc., privacy data omitted , impacted the ground during a repositioning flight from Cameron, Louisiana, to lake charles, Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and company flight following procedures were used. The airline transport rated pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated at the era helicopters field base located in Cameron, Louisiana, (24LA) at 0445 local time on October 10, 1996.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 1996, AT 0450 LOCAL TIME, AN MBB B0-105S, HELICOPTER, N299EH, REGISTERED TO ERA AVIATION, INC., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM CAMERON, LOUISIANA, TO LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE USED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ERA HELICOPTERS FIELD BASE LOCATED IN CAMERON, LOUISIANA, (24LA) AT 0445 LOCAL TIME ON OCTOBER 10, 1996.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.