What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/29/2012 at approximately 11:53 am CST, the helicopter lost power causing the aircraft to make a hard landing in which the main rotor came in contact with the tail and cut off the tail rotor assembly and portions of the stabilizer. There was a patient on-board being transferred from fort stockton, Texas to san angelo, Texas. There were no injuries reported by the 3 crew members at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/29/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:53 AM CST, THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A HARD LANDING IN WHICH THE MAIN ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL AND CUT OFF THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND PORTIONS OF THE STABILIZER. THERE WAS A PATIENT ON-BOARD BEING TRANSFERRED FROM FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS TO SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE 3 CREW MEMBERS 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.