What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Public use, dea government owned aircraft. The pilot was returning to ykm for fuel when he lost power and auto-rotated into a hard landing chopping off the tail boom with the main rotor blades. The a/c was moved to seattle before the spokane FSDO could respond to the accident site. A sea FSDO inspector witnessed the tear-down. He reported the tear-down was discontinued and incomplete. He was informed the wreckage was being moved to Texas (authorized by the NTSB). When the NTSB informed the geg FSDO of additional activity we will contact the applicable FSDO in Texas for assistance.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PUBLIC USE, DEA GOVERNMENT OWNED AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO YKM FOR FUEL WHEN HE LOST POWER AND AUTO-ROTATED INTO A HARD LANDING CHOPPING OFF THE TAIL BOOM WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THE A/C WAS MOVED TO SEATTLE BEFORE THE SPOKANE FSDO COULD RESPOND TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. A SEA FSDO INSPECTOR WITNESSED THE TEAR-DOWN. HE REPORTED THE TEAR-DOWN WAS DISCONTINUED AND INCOMPLETE. HE WAS INFORMED THE WRECKAGE WAS BEING MOVED TO TEXAS (AUTHORIZED BY THE NTSB). WHEN THE NTSB INFORMED THE GEG FSDO OF ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WE WILL CONTACT THE APPLICABLE FSDO IN TEXAS FOR ASSISTANCE.
NTSB investigation
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