What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a repositioning flight from antigo, WI, to abrams, WI, Bell 206B N3198C experienced an engine failure at 500' AGL, resulting in a forced landing at 148 n. louis st. Coleman, WI. During the landing the main rotor blade struck an adjacent garage roof twice. The aircraft landed hard and rolled onto its right side. A post impact fire erupted which destroyed the aircraft. The pilot stated that at the time of the accident precipitation was snow. He further stated that neither snow baffles or re-ignition was installed on the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ANTIGO, WI, TO ABRAMS, WI, BELL 206B N3198C EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 500' AGL, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AT 148 N. LOUIS ST. COLEMAN, WI. DURING THE LANDING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN ADJACENT GARAGE ROOF TWICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. A POST IMPACT FIRE ERUPTED WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT PRECIPITATION WAS SNOW. HE FURTHER STATED THAT NEITHER SNOW BAFFLES OR RE-IGNITION WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.