What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot statement: the helicopters was engaged in air to ground photography in support of a television commercial. The helicopter had made fly-bys of the "picture cars", and was repositioning for another pass of the picture cars at about 200 AGL. "I felt something let-go, lowered the collective, then raised the collective to verify "power loss", entered an autorotation and hit rolled. Exited the copter." No injuries to me or my left front crewmember. My back seat "cameraman" was transported to a hospital for examination. Condition unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: THE HELICOPTERS WAS ENGAGED IN AIR TO GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY IN SUPPORT OF A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL. THE HELICOPTER HAD MADE FLY-BYS OF THE "PICTURE CARS", AND WAS REPOSITIONING FOR ANOTHER PASS OF THE PICTURE CARS AT ABOUT 200 AGL. "I FELT SOMETHING LET-GO, LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE, THEN RAISED THE COLLECTIVE TO VERIFY "POWER LOSS", ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION AND HIT ROLLED. EXITED THE COPTER." NO INJURIES TO ME OR MY LEFT FRONT CREWMEMBER. MY BACK SEAT "CAMERAMAN" WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION. CONDITION UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.