What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 11, 2003, at 1329 local time, an aerospatiale AS-335-F1 helicopter, N217ES, registered to banc one leasing corp., and operated by cj systems aviation group, as a 135 aeromedical flight, crashed while attempting to take off from a football field in Madison, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company visual flight plan was filed. The commercial rated pilot was not injured, and the two flightcrew members and one passenger received minor injuries. The helicopter received substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2003, AT 1329 LOCAL TIME, AN AEROSPATIALE AS-335-F1 HELICOPTER, N217ES, REGISTERED TO BANC ONE LEASING CORP., AND OPERATED BY CJ SYSTEMS AVIATION GROUP, AS A 135 AEROMEDICAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A FOOTBALL FIELD IN MADISON, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE TWO FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.