What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 9, 2014, at 17:43 MDT an air bus AS-350-B3E lost torque control during take off from the roof-top heli-pad on top of the university of new Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, new Mexico during a return flight to home base. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and two medical crew members sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from rust medical center, rio rancho, new Mexico on April 9, 2014 at 16:30 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 9, 2014, AT 17:43 MDT AN AIR BUS AS-350-B3E LOST TORQUE CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF FROM THE ROOF-TOP HELI-PAD ON TOP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO DURING A RETURN FLIGHT TO HOME BASE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND TWO MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RUST MEDICAL CENTER, RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO ON APRIL 9, 2014 AT 16:30 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.