What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While operating public use for the U.S. Forest service the Eurocopter AS-350B3, registration N355EV, crashed 14 miles west of Yellow Pine, ID. The aircraft had one pilot and four passengers on board, all suffered fatal injuries. The aircraft crashed on a fire service road adjacent the east fork of the south fork of the salmon river. One tailrotor blade and three plastic containers, two of which had matching tailrotor markings on them, were found 1500-1800 feet up the mountain from the accident site. Additionally, between the tailrotor blade and the main wreckage site the vertical stabilizer, upper wire strike system blade and tailrotor gearbox cover were discovered. The tailrotor gearbox with the remaining blade was found at the main wreckage site. All main rotor blades were at the main wreckage site. The fuselage was destroyed by a post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE OPERATING PUBLIC USE FOR THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE THE EUROCOPTER AS-350B3, REGISTRATION N355EV, CRASHED 14 MILES WEST OF YELLOW PINE, ID. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD, ALL SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A FIRE SERVICE ROAD ADJACENT THE EAST FORK OF THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SALMON RIVER. ONE TAILROTOR BLADE AND THREE PLASTIC CONTAINERS, TWO OF WHICH HAD MATCHING TAILROTOR MARKINGS ON THEM, WERE FOUND 1500-1800 FEET UP THE MOUNTAIN FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. ADDITIONALLY, BETWEEN THE TAILROTOR BLADE AND THE MAIN WRECKAGE SITE THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, UPPER WIRE STRIKE SYSTEM BLADE AND TAILROTOR GEARBOX COVER WERE DISCOVERED. THE TAILROTOR GEARBOX WITH THE REMAINING BLADE WAS FOUND AT THE MAIN WRECKAGE SITE. ALL MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE AT THE MAIN WRECKAGE SITE. THE FUSELAGE WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.