What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Metro aviation acft (a 1998 messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm BO-1055 helicopter) air ambulance crashed on a road under unknown circumstances, all 3 POB (the pilot and 2 nurses) suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23) on April 4, 1999 at approximately 2350 hrs. )PST), a BO-105-S helicopter, N105HH, a flight for life/ambulance operated by metro aviation inc.(hdna), based in shreveport la., was flying from las vegas (valley hospital), NV enroute to pahrump Nevada, crashed about 2 miles southeast of Indian Springs (ins). The pilot and 2 nurses were fatally injured. Severe blowing snow conditions at the time were IFR. Accident site appears to show aircraft was banked left and had good forward momentum. An explosion/fire at impact was evident, the helicopter had an approximate 180 degree heading and was demoloshed in the accident leaving a straight line path of debris for approximately 135 yards from point of impact.
As the FAA filed it
METRO AVIATION ACFT (A 1998 MESSERSCHMITT-BOELKOW-BLOHM BO-1055 HELICOPTER) AIR AMBULANCE CRASHED ON A ROAD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL 3 POB (THE PILOT AND 2 NURSES) SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) ON APRIL 4, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 2350 HRS. )PST), A BO-105-S HELICOPTER, N105HH, A FLIGHT FOR LIFE/AMBULANCE OPERATED BY METRO AVIATION INC.(HDNA), BASED IN SHREVEPORT LA., WAS FLYING FROM LAS VEGAS (VALLEY HOSPITAL), NV ENROUTE TO PAHRUMP NEVADA, CRASHED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIAN SPRINGS (INS). THE PILOT AND 2 NURSES WERE FATALLY INJURED. SEVERE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE IFR. ACCIDENT SITE APPEARS TO SHOW AIRCRAFT WAS BANKED LEFT AND HAD GOOD FORWARD MOMENTUM. AN EXPLOSION/FIRE AT IMPACT WAS EVIDENT, THE HELICOPTER HAD AN APPROXIMATE 180 DEGREE HEADING AND WAS DEMOLOSHED IN THE ACCIDENT LEAVING A STRAIGHT LINE PATH OF DEBRIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 135 YARDS FROM POINT OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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