What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 27, 2008, at approximately 2358 eastern day light time, an aerospatiale (eurocpter) AS365N1 operated by Maryland state police under the call sign of trooper 2, impacted trees and terrain approximately two miles from the approach end of runway 19R near andrews airforce base, camp springs, Maryland. The aircraft had been cleared for the ILS approach by potomac approach and told to contact andrews tower. The aircaft contacted the tower and ask for an airport surveillance radar (asr) approach. The controller was unable to do due to qualifications. Trooper 2 had two patients involved in the automobile accident onboard. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. There were four fatal and one serious injured. Baltimore FSDO will follow up with the Maryland state police for corrective/preventive actions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 2358 EASTERN DAY LIGHT TIME, AN AEROSPATIALE (EUROCPTER) AS365N1 OPERATED BY MARYLAND STATE POLICE UNDER THE CALL SIGN OF TROOPER 2, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19R NEAR ANDREWS AIRFORCE BASE, CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH BY POTOMAC APPROACH AND TOLD TO CONTACT ANDREWS TOWER. THE AIRCAFT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND ASK FOR AN AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR (ASR) APPROACH. THE CONTROLLER WAS UNABLE TO DO DUE TO QUALIFICATIONS. TROOPER 2 HAD TWO PATIENTS INVOLVED IN THE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THERE WERE FOUR FATAL AND ONE SERIOUS INJURED. BALTIMORE FSDO WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE FOR CORRECTIVE/PREVENTIVE ACTIONS.
NTSB investigation
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