What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot statement: "flying a filming mission paralleling hwy 36 toward eureka, UT. Came over a small hill over which I climbed to approximately 70 ft. began a descent to about 50 ft. struck wires, made an emergency landing on the road. Momentum caused us to slide off shoulder. Aircraft moved down and came to rest upright. No injuries." Inspector: aircraft hit road 150 yds past the wire strike and came to rest 60 yds further off the right side facing 180 degrees. Departing the shoulder, the nose camera dug into the sod raising the tail causing the rotor to strike the tail boom. Both rotor and tail boom departed broke off and were approximately 30 ft. from scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: "FLYING A FILMING MISSION PARALLELING HWY 36 TOWARD EUREKA, UT. CAME OVER A SMALL HILL OVER WHICH I CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 70 FT. BEGAN A DESCENT TO ABOUT 50 FT. STRUCK WIRES, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE ROAD. MOMENTUM CAUSED US TO SLIDE OFF SHOULDER. AIRCRAFT MOVED DOWN AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. NO INJURIES." INSPECTOR: AIRCRAFT HIT ROAD 150 YDS PAST THE WIRE STRIKE AND CAME TO REST 60 YDS FURTHER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE FACING 180 DEGREES. DEPARTING THE SHOULDER, THE NOSE CAMERA DUG INTO THE SOD RAISING THE TAIL CAUSING THE ROTOR TO STRIKE THE TAIL BOOM. BOTH ROTOR AND TAIL BOOM DEPARTED BROKE OFF AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 30 FT. FROM SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.