What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Gary c. chiles holds a private certificate with a rating of airplane single engine land. Mr. Chiles was receiving heli training from universal aviators academy, inc. located in el monte, CA, and was on his first cross country solo flight from el monte, CA., to Rialto, CA. When the accident occurred. Witnesses at the accident scene stated. That when they saw the heli it appeared to be at a hover then it dove toward the ground and disappeared. The on site investigation revealed that the heli impacted the ground about an eighth of a mile east of Rialto airport. After the initial impact, the forward momenturm carried the heli another 105 feet across a wash and came to rest in a tall bush. Mr. Gary c. chiles the sole occupant received fatal injuries. Closed, no further action.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. GARY C. CHILES HOLDS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WITH A RATING OF AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. MR. CHILES WAS RECEIVING HELI TRAINING FROM UNIVERSAL AVIATORS ACADEMY, INC. LOCATED IN EL MONTE, CA, AND WAS ON HIS FIRST CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT FROM EL MONTE, CA., TO RIALTO, CA. WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WITNESSES AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE STATED. THAT WHEN THEY SAW THE HELI IT APPEARED TO BE AT A HOVER THEN IT DOVE TOWARD THE GROUND AND DISAPPEARED. THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HELI IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A MILE EAST OF RIALTO AIRPORT. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT, THE FORWARD MOMENTURM CARRIED THE HELI ANOTHER 105 FEET ACROSS A WASH AND CAME TO REST IN A TALL BUSH. MR. GARY C. CHILES THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. CLOSED, NO FURTHER ACTION.
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