What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Helicopter N4191A, a HU-369-A, hit power lines and crashed in a field directly beneath the power lines on January 22, 2009 at approximately 10:30 am local time. The field is located just behind the central academy for technology and arts near the football field in Monroe, NC. One pilot, privacy data omitted was killed on impact per the mecklenburg county medical examiner, privacy data omitted and the other pilot and helicopter owner, privacy data omitted suffered severe head injury causing a loss of memory. privacy data omitted Is believed to be the PIC but remembers nothing about the accident. Two eye witnesses viewed the helicopter hit the wires and crash. The NTSB is investigating and findings are inconclusive at this time. The NTSB iic is privacy data omitted. PIC hours based on records provided, records for the period 07/08/2006 through 10/25/2008 are missing.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER N4191A, A HU-369-A, HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED IN A FIELD DIRECTLY BENEATH THE POWER LINES ON JANUARY 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM LOCAL TIME. THE FIELD IS LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE CENTRAL ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS NEAR THE FOOTBALL FIELD IN MONROE, NC. ONE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS KILLED ON IMPACT PER THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE OTHER PILOT AND HELICOPTER OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURY CAUSING A LOSS OF MEMORY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS BELIEVED TO BE THE PIC BUT REMEMBERS NOTHING ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. TWO EYE WITNESSES VIEWED THE HELICOPTER HIT THE WIRES AND CRASH. THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING AND FINDINGS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AT THIS TIME. THE NTSB IIC IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PIC HOURS BASED ON RECORDS PROVIDED, RECORDS FOR THE PERIOD 07/08/2006 THROUGH 10/25/2008 ARE MISSING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.