What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 11, 2004 at approximately 0920 local time, the pilot in command, while enroute to his next intended point of landing, elected to divert from that landing point, a helideck in the gulf of Mexico, and landed at SM28, a nearby helideck. The pilot in command informed the passenger, a passenger of twenty-four years, that he did not feel well and that a different landing point was needed. Upon landing and with no events, the pilot in command, with no prior warning, slumped over at the pilot station. The pilot in command failed to return to a conscious state. The aircraft was shutdown by the passenger. The pilot in command was removed from the aircraft and first aid was administered. The pilot in command was transported to a local hospital. The individual was pronounced dead upon arrival. The weather was VFR. A company flight plan was in effect.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 11, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS NEXT INTENDED POINT OF LANDING, ELECTED TO DIVERT FROM THAT LANDING POINT, A HELIDECK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND LANDED AT SM28, A NEARBY HELIDECK. THE PILOT IN COMMAND INFORMED THE PASSENGER, A PASSENGER OF TWENTY-FOUR YEARS, THAT HE DID NOT FEEL WELL AND THAT A DIFFERENT LANDING POINT WAS NEEDED. UPON LANDING AND WITH NO EVENTS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, SLUMPED OVER AT THE PILOT STATION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO RETURN TO A CONSCIOUS STATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PASSENGER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD UPON ARRIVAL. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT.
NTSB investigation
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