What happened
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The helicopter departed M-33 sumner county airport and made an off field landing at 422 Douglas ln Gallatin and remained there for about two hours at about 1520 the pilot took off and departed to the southwest traveling about one half mile then made a 180 degree turn and started to make a low high speed pass at an altitude of 150-200 ft. when the helicopter was adjacent to the work shop on the Property the helicopter started to lose control and pitch forward and roll to the right. It continued to roll until it was inverted and started a rapid decent. At approximately 20 feet above the ground the main rotors struck the tail boom and tail rotor drive shaft . The tail rotor and gear box separated from the tail boom and parts of the tail boom and the tail rotor drive shaft separated from the fusalage. The helicopter appeared to roll back to the left impacted the ground on it's right side in a slight nose down attitude and burst into flames. After it impacted the ground it traveled APPROXIMATELY75 feet before coming to rest engulfed in flames. The pilot was ejected from the cockpit and was found approximately 5FEET from the aircraft. The helicopter was destroyed by the impact and post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED M-33 SUMNER COUNTY AIRPORT AND MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING AT 422 DOUGLAS LN GALLATIN AND REMAINED THERE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AT ABOUT 1520 THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND DEPARTED TO THE SOUTHWEST TRAVELING ABOUT ONE HALF MILE THEN MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND STARTED TO MAKE A LOW HIGH SPEED PASS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150-200 FT. WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ADJACENT TO THE WORK SHOP ON THE PROPERTY THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND PITCH FORWARD AND ROLL TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT WAS INVERTED AND STARTED A RAPID DECENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT . THE TAIL ROTOR AND GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM THE TAIL BOOM AND PARTS OF THE TAIL BOOM AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSALAGE. THE HELICOPTER APPEARED TO ROLL BACK TO THE LEFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. AFTER IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY75 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE COCKPIT AND WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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