What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot lost control on lift off. The aircraft made a hard swerving right turn and landed on right side resulting in substantial damage. The aircraft had two passengers on board, both weighting over 200 pounds. The pilot weighed approximately 300 pounds and the fuel was nearly to the top. (.4) according to the pilot and one passenger, the rotorcraft lifted off the airstrip to about a 2 to 3 foot hover, and immediately commenced a violent right spin that terminated with the landing skid and nose colliding with the terrain. The main rotor severed the tail boom and collided with the terrain, resulting in the rotorcraft rolling over on its right side. The FAA reported the wreckage revealed no evidence of mechanical failure, and that the rotorcraft was within its maximum takeoff weight and loading limits. The density altitude was 2,206 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LIFT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD SWERVING RIGHT TURN AND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, BOTH WEIGHTING OVER 200 POUNDS. THE PILOT WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS AND THE FUEL WAS NEARLY TO THE TOP. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE ROTORCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE AIRSTRIP TO ABOUT A 2 TO 3 FOOT HOVER, AND IMMEDIATELY COMMENCED A VIOLENT RIGHT SPIN THAT TERMINATED WITH THE LANDING SKID AND NOSE COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN. THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN, RESULTING IN THE ROTORCRAFT ROLLING OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE FAA REPORTED THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE, AND THAT THE ROTORCRAFT WAS WITHIN ITS MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND LOADING LIMITS. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 2,206 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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