What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight departed doylestown airport (dyl) about 1100 EDT, destined for mountain bay airpark (PA49), about 60 miles to the north. About 1135 EDT the helicopter impacted a wooded area of an east-west oriented ridgeline, about 20 feet below the top of the ridge and about 2,000 feet above mean sea level. The wreckage path proceeded downhill along a heading of about 325 degrees magnetic and was about 175 feet long. All major components of the helicopter were located at the accident site. The wreckage was significantly fragmented and consumed by a post-crash fire. The reported weather included an overcast ceiling at 300 feet with 7 statute miles of visibility. The temperature was 4 degrees c, the dew point was 3 degrees c. an airmen's meteorological information warning of mountain obscuration was in effect for the accident area at the time. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT (DYL) ABOUT 1100 EDT, DESTINED FOR MOUNTAIN BAY AIRPARK (PA49), ABOUT 60 MILES TO THE NORTH. ABOUT 1135 EDT THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED A WOODED AREA OF AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED RIDGELINE, ABOUT 20 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND ABOUT 2,000 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE WRECKAGE PATH PROCEEDED DOWNHILL ALONG A HEADING OF ABOUT 325 DEGREES MAGNETIC AND WAS ABOUT 175 FEET LONG. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE HELICOPTER WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE WRECKAGE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY FRAGMENTED AND CONSUMED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE REPORTED WEATHER INCLUDED AN OVERCAST CEILING AT 300 FEET WITH 7 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 4 DEGREES C, THE DEW POINT WAS 3 DEGREES C. AN AIRMEN'S METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION WARNING OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE ACCIDENT AREA AT THE TIME. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.