What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The helicopter crashed while attempting to land at a mountain lz, approximately 12,000 ft alt. The pilot stated that he was coming in to land and at 500 ft above the lz he brought the engine up to red line and then backed off and continued the landing. At the point where he pulled in pitch he found that he had no power. The helicopter contacted the ground short of the lz, on a 10 degree slope. At this point the rotor RPM was gone, the helicopter then rolled over into a creak, upside down. The accident occurred 7 miles west of Ouray co, at 1830 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A MOUNTAIN LZ, APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FT ALT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS COMING IN TO LAND AND AT 500 FT ABOVE THE LZ HE BROUGHT THE ENGINE UP TO RED LINE AND THEN BACKED OFF AND CONTINUED THE LANDING. AT THE POINT WHERE HE PULLED IN PITCH HE FOUND THAT HE HAD NO POWER. THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE LZ, ON A 10 DEGREE SLOPE. AT THIS POINT THE ROTOR RPM WAS GONE, THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER INTO A CREAK, UPSIDE DOWN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 7 MILES WEST OF OURAY CO, AT 1830 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.