What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 26, 2010, at 1645 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer 269C-1, N73SJ, operated by blue hill helicopters, was substantially damaged during an impact with terrain in Boxborough, Massachusetts. The federal aviation administration (FAA) check pilot was fatally injured and the certificated commercial pilot received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight which was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91.the purpose of the flight was for the check pilot, who was an FAA inspector, to conduct a practical examination for the commercial pilot to obtain her flight instructor certificate.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 26, 2010, AT 1645 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER 269C-1, N73SJ, OPERATED BY BLUE HILL HELICOPTERS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN IN BOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) CHECK PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR THE CHECK PILOT, WHO WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR, TO CONDUCT A PRACTICAL EXAMINATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL PILOT TO OBTAIN HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.