What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Houser is adding a helicopter rating to his pvt cert. He was on a solo x-country flight, experienced power loss and performed an auto-rotation. The aircraft struck the ground at a high rate of descent. Mr. Houser sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. HOUSER IS ADDING A HELICOPTER RATING TO HIS PVT CERT. HE WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND PERFORMED AN AUTO-ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. MR. HOUSER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.