What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/14/2010 at approximately 16:00 LCL, a schwezer 269C helicopter lost power over Broomfield, CO while enroute to erie, CO. Pilot performed a 180 auto-rotation and the helicopter suffered substantial damage due to hard landing on the legacy high school football field. Two persons on board, no injuries, day VFR conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/14/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 LCL, A SCHWEZER 269C HELICOPTER LOST POWER OVER BROOMFIELD, CO WHILE ENROUTE TO ERIE, CO. PILOT PERFORMED A 180 AUTO-ROTATION AND THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO HARD LANDING ON THE LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES, DAY VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.