What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N804LA, a Bell-206 helicopter had just departed a private business location in Albers, Illinois, to a location near pevely, Missouri. He had leveled the aircraft at approximately 600 feet above ground level and was at a speed of 60 knots when he noticed a decay in engine RPM. The pilot elected to make an off airport landing and conducted an autorotation maneuver into a corn field. As the aircraft contacted the surface of the field it rolled over onto the left side which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were sustained to the pilot or his two passengers as a result of this event.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N804LA, A BELL-206 HELICOPTER HAD JUST DEPARTED A PRIVATE BUSINESS LOCATION IN ALBERS, ILLINOIS, TO A LOCATION NEAR PEVELY, MISSOURI. HE HAD LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND WAS AT A SPEED OF 60 KNOTS WHEN HE NOTICED A DECAY IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AND CONDUCTED AN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER INTO A CORN FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SURFACE OF THE FIELD IT ROLLED OVER ONTO THE LEFT SIDE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT OR HIS TWO PASSENGERS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.