What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 25, 2009 at 1130 MST an Enstrom F28-280C N5699N tried to depart Ogden, UT (ogd) for a part 91 pleasure flight. As reported by the PIC the preflight and hover checks were normal, as the helicopter took off and only gained around 50 feet in altitude the overboost warning light illuminated, (to much collective) the pilot tried to correct for this and let the rotor blades cut off the tail boom just forward the tail rotor. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger, the helo sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 25, 2009 AT 1130 MST AN ENSTROM F28-280C N5699N TRIED TO DEPART OGDEN, UT (OGD) FOR A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. AS REPORTED BY THE PIC THE PREFLIGHT AND HOVER CHECKS WERE NORMAL, AS THE HELICOPTER TOOK OFF AND ONLY GAINED AROUND 50 FEET IN ALTITUDE THE OVERBOOST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, (TO MUCH COLLECTIVE) THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT FOR THIS AND LET THE ROTOR BLADES CUT OFF THE TAIL BOOM JUST FORWARD THE TAIL ROTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER, THE HELO SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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