What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Coastal helicopters air taxi (1994 Eurocopter AS350BA helicopter) crashed under unknown circumstances into herbert glacier while on a sight-seeing flight, the pilot and 6 pax all suffered fatal injuries, the acft has substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) during flightseeing flight, in white out conditions, aircraft impacted glacier at high speed and a very steep angle of 60 to 75 degrees nose down, resulting in seven fatalities.
As the FAA filed it
COASTAL HELICOPTERS AIR TAXI (1994 EUROCOPTER AS350BA HELICOPTER) CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO HERBERT GLACIER WHILE ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT AND 6 PAX ALL SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) DURING FLIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GLACIER AT HIGH SPEED AND A VERY STEEP ANGLE OF 60 TO 75 DEGREES NOSE DOWN, RESULTING IN SEVEN FATALITIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.