What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 14, 2005 at approximately 07:40 local time, N370RL, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter crashed while executing an emergency landing to an unimproved landing area. A post crash fire ensued destroying the aircraft. The two occupants located in the front seats, the pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and the two passengers located in the rear passenger compartment exited the aircraft egressing to an area void of fire suffering minor injuries. The weather was VFR, the wind was variable 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots. A company flight plan was on file.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 14, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:40 LOCAL TIME, N370RL, A BELL 206L-1 HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS LOCATED IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS LOCATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT EGRESSING TO AN AREA VOID OF FIRE SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, THE WIND WAS VARIABLE 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING 25 KNOTS. A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.