What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On a personal flight to visit friends pilot allowed the aircraft to slow down below efective transational lift at altitude while on approach to a field . Aircraft started to spin to the right due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness.(lte)
Aircraft spun to the right pilot was unable to stop the rotation decended vertically into trees
As the FAA filed it
ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO VISIT FRIENDS PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN BELOW EFECTIVE TRANSATIONAL LIFT AT ALTITUDE WHILE ON APPROACH TO A FIELD . AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT DUE TO LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.(LTE)
AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROTATION DECENDED VERTICALLY INTO TREES
NTSB investigation
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