What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was reportedly doing a dry run for a video when the helicopter he was piloting hit the bottom wire of electrical lines going across the highway. The electrical line hit the cowling just forward of the main rotor. The helicopter traveled 50 yards before impacting the roadway and skidded approximately 70 yards before going off the right side of the road and skidding on its leftside before it impacted the bar ditch. The helicopter caught fire after it came to a stop due to the exhaust pipe being on the grass. The pilot and passengers walked away with minor injuries. The helicopter was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS REPORTEDLY DOING A DRY RUN FOR A VIDEO WHEN THE HELICOPTER HE WAS PILOTING HIT THE BOTTOM WIRE OF ELECTRICAL LINES GOING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRICAL LINE HIT THE COWLING JUST FORWARD OF THE MAIN ROTOR. THE HELICOPTER TRAVELED 50 YARDS BEFORE IMPACTING THE ROADWAY AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS BEFORE GOING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SKIDDING ON ITS LEFTSIDE BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE BAR DITCH. THE HELICOPTER CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IT CAME TO A STOP DUE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE BEING ON THE GRASS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.