What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 2315 hours on 6/6/2013, aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a school parking lot, approximately 750 from the operator's home base heliport, while on final approach to that heliport. A crew of three was on board (pilot, flight nurse, and flight medic) and all received fatal injuries on impact. The main wreckage burned after impact. The main rotor group, consisting of the main rotor, mast, transmission, transmission mounts, and upper deck of the fuselage, were located about 320 feet from the main wreckage, along the flight path and prior to the main wreckage impact point. Additionally, the tail boom group, consisting of the tail boom, horizontal stabilizer, tail rotor gearbox, and tail rotor, were found at a point about 300 feet from the main wreckage and perpindicular to the flight path. Additionally, the lower half of one main rotor pitch change link was located near the tail boom group.
Investigation continues. Unknown at this time are: total airframe hours, operational factors, aircraft parts involvement. Also unknown is FAA responsibilities of airworthiness and FAR change needed.
Note: pilot date of hire with operator was 2/11/2013.
As the FAA filed it
AT 2315 HOURS ON 6/6/2013, AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT, APPROXIMATELY 750 FROM THE OPERATOR'S HOME BASE HELIPORT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THAT HELIPORT. A CREW OF THREE WAS ON BOARD (PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, AND FLIGHT MEDIC) AND ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES ON IMPACT. THE MAIN WRECKAGE BURNED AFTER IMPACT. THE MAIN ROTOR GROUP, CONSISTING OF THE MAIN ROTOR, MAST, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, AND UPPER DECK OF THE FUSELAGE, WERE LOCATED ABOUT 320 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE, ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH AND PRIOR TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE IMPACT POINT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAIL BOOM GROUP, CONSISTING OF THE TAIL BOOM, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX, AND TAIL ROTOR, WERE FOUND AT A POINT ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE AND PERPINDICULAR TO THE FLIGHT PATH. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOWER HALF OF ONE MAIN ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINK WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TAIL BOOM GROUP.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME ARE: TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS, OPERATIONAL FACTORS, AIRCRAFT PARTS INVOLVEMENT. ALSO UNKNOWN IS FAA RESPONSIBILITIES OF AIRWORTHINESS AND FAR CHANGE NEEDED.
NOTE: PILOT DATE OF HIRE WITH OPERATOR WAS 2/11/2013.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.