What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07 July, 2002 at about 18:30 LCL a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter operated by heart of Texas helicopters on a pleasure flight crashed during an attempted 180 degree auto-rotation. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were VFR and the winds were light from the south with visibility better than 5 miles. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot, larry joe mynar, certificate no. 467739634 and passenger, michael pat ranspot, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from heart of Texas helicopters, Waco TX.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07 JULY, 2002 AT ABOUT 18:30 LCL A SCHWEIZER 269C-1 HELICOPTER OPERATED BY HEART OF TEXAS HELICOPTERS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT CRASHED DURING AN ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE AUTO-ROTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH WITH VISIBILITY BETTER THAN 5 MILES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, LARRY JOE MYNAR, CERTIFICATE NO. 467739634 AND PASSENGER, MICHAEL PAT RANSPOT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HEART OF TEXAS HELICOPTERS, WACO TX.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.