What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A ag air agricultural operator, certificate designator(mbdg) pilot privacy data omitted was flying solo spraying a field of wheat and while performing a turn had passed out or lost consciousness. Evidence shows that the helicopter main rotor struck field first and helicopter destroyed after impact with field. Pilot suffered major injuries. Contact made with AWP-300 office of aerospace medicine, flight surgeon privacy data omitted office. Forwarded pilot statements and accident information. Contact with privacy data omitted to wait until he receives correspondences from privacy data omitted before flying again.
As the FAA filed it
A AG AIR AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR, CERTIFICATE DESIGNATOR(MBDG) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING SOLO SPRAYING A FIELD OF WHEAT AND WHILE PERFORMING A TURN HAD PASSED OUT OR LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT THE HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR STRUCK FIELD FIRST AND HELICOPTER DESTROYED AFTER IMPACT WITH FIELD. PILOT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES.CONTACT MADE WITH AWP-300 OFFICE OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE, FLIGHT SURGEON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OFFICE. FORWARDED PILOT STATEMENTS AND ACCIDENT INFORMATION.CONTACT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO WAIT UNTIL HE RECEIVES CORRESPONDENCES FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEFORE FLYING AGAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N43921 · 2
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