What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 5, 2013 at approximately 0845 N104BJ an amateur homebuilt rotoway exec 162F departed caldwell, Idaho piloted by privacy data omitted certificate number privacy data omitted on a local flight. Pilot privacy data omitted stated that the controls on the helicopter began to feel tight and were non responsive at approximately 0915. He initiated an autorotation and attempted to land in a field in Nampa Idaho, caught the skid on underbrush, the helicopter rolled over into an irrigation ditch causing substantial damage to the aircraft and only minor injuries to privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 5, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 N104BJ AN AMATEUR HOMEBUILT ROTOWAY EXEC 162F DEPARTED CALDWELL, IDAHO PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO FEEL TIGHT AND WERE NON RESPONSIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 0915. HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD IN NAMPA IDAHO, CAUGHT THE SKID ON UNDERBRUSH, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER INTO AN IRRIGATION DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N104BJ · 1
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