What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted is a student helicopter pilot; flight instructor at the time of accident was privacy data omitted . The two pilots took off from sle and flew together earlier in the morning beginning at 0955. At 1015 they landed at sle, privacy data omitted disembarked. The pilot privacy data omitted was going to go on his second supervised solo. privacy data omitted Watched. The pilot privacy data omitted began to take-off; the aircraft moved to the right then rolled over. No injuries. I inspected the aircraft. Did not see any where the aircraft skids may have caught on something to cause the roll over. Substantial damage - tail cone creased at the fuselage attach point, firewall has a crease at the lower left corner, cabin structure is damaged, main rotor is severely damaged, tail rotor damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ IS A STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT; FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE TWO PILOTS TOOK OFF FROM SLE AND FLEW TOGETHER EARLIER IN THE MORNING BEGINNING AT 0955. AT 1015 THEY LANDED AT SLE, ^PRIVACY D^ DISEMBARKED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS GOING TO GO ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. ^PRIVACY D^ WATCHED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ BEGAN TO TAKE-OFF; THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO THE RIGHT THEN ROLLED OVER. NO INJURIES. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. DID NOT SEE ANY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE ROLL OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - TAIL CONE CREASED AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT, FIREWALL HAS A CREASE AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER, CABIN STRUCTURE IS DAMAGED, MAIN ROTOR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED, TAIL ROTOR DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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