What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N569KB a AS-350 helicopter received minor damage resulting from sliding backwards down a snow covered hillside. The tailrotor of the helicopter struck a snowbank.
Damage to the helicopter was limited to the tailrotor blades and tailboom assembly. No injuries occurred as a result of this incident.
The flight was operated under FAR part 135 for "sof" (soldier of fortune) air inc. cert # 0RFA flying snow skiers near Mazama, Washington. No passengers were onboard at the time of the incident.
The helicopter was retrived from the mountain location by a heavy lift helicopter in order to complete required repairs at acceptable facility.
No indication of any mechanical failure was noted by the pilot or owner of the helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
N569KB A AS-350 HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SLIDING BACKWARDS DOWN A SNOW COVERED HILLSIDE. THE TAILROTOR OF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A SNOWBANK.
DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS LIMITED TO THE TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.
THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 135 FOR "SOF" (SOLDIER OF FORTUNE) AIR INC. CERT # 0RFA FLYING SNOW SKIERS NEAR MAZAMA, WASHINGTON. NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
THE HELICOPTER WAS RETRIVED FROM THE MOUNTAIN LOCATION BY A HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER IN ORDER TO COMPLETE REQUIRED REPAIRS AT ACCEPTABLE FACILITY.
NO INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT OR OWNER OF THE HELICOPTER.