What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 24, 2001, about 1930 hours pacific daylight time, a Hughes 269A, N8724F, operated by del rio aviation of paso robles, California, sustained substantial damage during an instructional maneuver at paso robles. The certified flight instructor received minor injuries and the student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight operating under 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The instructional flight originated about 1845, and was practicing autorotations when a hard landing occurred. The main rotor blades severed the tail boom and the helicopter rolled over.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 24, 2001, ABOUT 1930 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUGHES 269A, N8724F, OPERATED BY DEL RIO AVIATION OF PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL MANEUVER AT PASO ROBLES. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1845, AND WAS PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS WHEN A HARD LANDING OCCURRED. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.