What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was conducting aerial application fertilizer spraying over an apple orchard. The pilot was on the fourth pass at approximately 15 feet over the tree tops when the engine lost power and the low rotor RPM light/sound and the engine out light came on. The pilot conducted an autorotation into the trees and landed upright. The tail boom was cut off by trees and tressel wires. The pilot rolled off the throttle and exited the aircraft. No injuries to the sole pilot on board nor any fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION FERTILIZER SPRAYING OVER AN APPLE ORCHARD. THE PILOT WAS ON THE FOURTH PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET OVER THE TREE TOPS WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE LOW ROTOR RPM LIGHT/SOUND AND THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN AUTOROTATION INTO THE TREES AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE TAIL BOOM WAS CUT OFF BY TREES AND TRESSEL WIRES. THE PILOT ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD NOR ANY FIRE.
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