What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30, 2012, at approximately 1759 CST, a Robinson R-44 helicopter, N8341W, crashed into lake Nocona, Texas. The pilot was providing a flight over lake Nocona for two friends who were passengers on board the aircraft. The aircraft struck the water and sunk to a depth of approximately 20 feet. All three occupants were able to egress and swim to shore with minor injuries. Upon arrival at the shoreline, the pilot departed the scene and was transported to his fathers house by two other friends. The passengers remained on scene until local law enforcment arrived. On October 3, 2012, the Nocona, Texas city manager coordinated removal of the helicopter from the water. The helicopter was transported via trailer to a facility and secured until an FAA representative could investigate the damage. On October 9, 2012, an FAA representative surveyed the destroyed aircraft and documented the wreckage on film. No further information regarding the accident was available.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1759 CST, A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER, N8341W, CRASHED INTO LAKE NOCONA, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS PROVIDING A FLIGHT OVER LAKE NOCONA FOR TWO FRIENDS WHO WERE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WATER AND SUNK TO A DEPTH OF APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS AND SWIM TO SHORE WITH MINOR INJURIES.UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SHORELINE, THE PILOT DEPARTED THE SCENE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HIS FATHERS HOUSE BY TWO OTHER FRIENDS. THE PASSENGERS REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL LOCAL LAW ENFORCMENT ARRIVED.ON OCTOBER 3, 2012, THE NOCONA, TEXAS CITY MANAGER COORDINATED REMOVAL OF THE HELICOPTER FROM THE WATER. THE HELICOPTER WAS TRANSPORTED VIA TRAILER TO A FACILITY AND SECURED UNTIL AN FAA REPRESENTATIVE COULD INVESTIGATE THE DAMAGE. ON OCTOBER 9, 2012, AN FAA REPRESENTATIVE SURVEYED THE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT AND DOCUMENTED THE WRECKAGE ON FILM. NO FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACCIDENT WAS AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.