What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 9, 2009 at 21:40 MST, an Agusta A109E, N606SP, registered to the new Mexico state police, rolled down a mountain during an emergency landing after a tail rotor strike while on a search and rescue flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, the pilot was not IFR rated in helicopter and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, the pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the spotter was seriously injured. The flight originated at Santa Fe, new Mexico, on June 9, 2009, at 2100 MST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2009 AT 21:40 MST, AN AGUSTA A109E, N606SP, REGISTERED TO THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE, ROLLED DOWN A MOUNTAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WHILE ON A SEARCH AND RESCUE FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THE PILOT WAS NOT IFR RATED IN HELICOPTER AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE SPOTTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, ON JUNE 9, 2009, AT 2100 MST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.