What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon liftoff from an unpublished hospital helipad the rotorcraft ywaed right slightly with a nose up attitude, thus positioning the tailrotor over the heli-pad lighting system. The tailboom struck the light and a lighting rod, throwing pieces everywhere, hitting the tail boom and horizontal stabilizer. One blade of the tailrotor delaminated throwing its balance weight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LIFTOFF FROM AN UNPUBLISHED HOSPITAL HELIPAD THE ROTORCRAFT YWAED RIGHT SLIGHTLY WITH A NOSE UP ATTITUDE, THUS POSITIONING THE TAILROTOR OVER THE HELI-PAD LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE TAILBOOM STRUCK THE LIGHT AND A LIGHTING ROD, THROWING PIECES EVERYWHERE, HITTING THE TAIL BOOM AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ONE BLADE OF THE TAILROTOR DELAMINATED THROWING ITS BALANCE WEIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.