What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During run up while sitting on the helipad pilot attempted to increase collective and power. At that time the aircraft shuttered. Pilot reduced collective. Allowed the aircraft to settle. Pilot made second attempt to increase power with collective second time aircraft shuttered and an expolison and fire was observed by ground crew. Aircraft was shut down using emergency shut off, fire was extingushed by ground crew, passangers were evacuated, notified FAA of accident.
As the FAA filed it
DURING RUN UP WHILE SITTING ON THE HELIPAD PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE COLLECTIVE AND POWER. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT SHUTTERED. PILOT REDUCED COLLECTIVE. ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE. PILOT MADE SECOND ATTEMPT TO INCREASE POWER WITH COLLECTIVE SECOND TIME AIRCRAFT SHUTTERED AND AN EXPOLISON AND FIRE WAS OBSERVED BY GROUND CREW. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN USING EMERGENCY SHUT OFF, FIRE WAS EXTINGUSHED BY GROUND CREW, PASSANGERS WERE EVACUATED, NOTIFIED FAA OF ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.