What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 4, 2014 the operator was conducting anual recurrent training and checking at the Missoula International Airport, Missoula, Montana. N43MA, a Bell 206 helicopter was in use for the flight training/checking. On this flight the pilot was conducting training/evaluation with prospective new hire. The prospective new hire had made a normal apporach to a landing at the site selected by the instructor pilot. The instructor pilot was going to demonstrate a power failure from a hover, initiated the lift-off when the aircraft experienced dynamic rollover and rolled over onto it's right side. Takeoff surface was dirt. New hire was not pilot flying.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 4, 2014 THE OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING ANUAL RECURRENT TRAINING AND CHECKING AT THE MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOULA, MONTANA. N43MA, A BELL 206 HELICOPTER WAS IN USE FOR THE FLIGHT TRAINING/CHECKING. ON THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING/EVALUATION WITH PROSPECTIVE NEW HIRE. THE PROSPECTIVE NEW HIRE HAD MADE A NORMAL APPORACH TO A LANDING AT THE SITE SELECTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE A POWER FAILURE FROM A HOVER, INITIATED THE LIFT-OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND ROLLED OVER ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE. TAKEOFF SURFACE WAS DIRT. NEW HIRE WAS NOT PILOT FLYING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.