What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On October 7, 2000, N819CE, an MD-369E helicopter was on a ferry flight from big creek, east of fresno, CA to ontario airport,ontario, CA where the aircraft is based and operated be southern California edison. Approximately 4 miles southwest of lake isabella, the aircraft encountered a vibration followed by the aircraft rotating several times prior to impact with the terrain. The aircraft was destroyed with the collapse of the rotor system hitting the main fuselage. The pilot, the only occupant on board the aircraft, received a minor injury. The wreckage of N819CE was taken to the maintenance facility for southern California edison in ontario, CA for investigation by the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON OCTOBER 7, 2000, N819CE, AN MD-369E HELICOPTER WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM BIG CREEK, EAST OF FRESNO, CA TO ONTARIO AIRPORT,ONTARIO, CA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED AND OPERATED BE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE ISABELLA, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH THE COLLAPSE OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM HITTING THE MAIN FUSELAGE. THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE WRECKAGE OF N819CE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IN ONTARIO, CA FOR INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.