What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An R-44 helicopter operating under PART135 in VFR conditions, picked up 2 passengers and attempted a landing approximately 35 NM north of Coldfoot AK. The pilot came to an out of ground effect hover (oge), at gross weight and terrain elevation of approximately 2500 ft. at the planned landing area. Heading into higher terrain and descending into the planned landing area from the oge hover, the RPM began to decay. He turned down hill in a decent and touched down on a downslope. The helicopter went over on it's nose and rolled downslope. Substantial damage and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AN R-44 HELICOPTER OPERATING UNDER PART135 IN VFR CONDITIONS, PICKED UP 2 PASSENGERS AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING APPROXIMATELY 35 NM NORTH OF COLDFOOT AK. THE PILOT CAME TO AN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER (OGE), AT GROSS WEIGHT AND TERRAIN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT. AT THE PLANNED LANDING AREA. HEADING INTO HIGHER TERRAIN AND DESCENDING INTO THE PLANNED LANDING AREA FROM THE OGE HOVER, THE RPM BEGAN TO DECAY. HE TURNED DOWN HILL IN A DECENT AND TOUCHED DOWN ON A DOWNSLOPE. THE HELICOPTER WENT OVER ON IT'S NOSE AND ROLLED DOWNSLOPE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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