What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Helicopter crashed in creek in open field. Left skid stuck in mud causing helicopter to flip over on its side at impact. Main rotor blades came in contact with the ground and were severly damaged. Tail boom broke in half and tail rotor blades impacted ground and tail boom severly damaged. Skids were bent upward toward fuselage. Wind screen was broken, doors are bent, fuselage bent and damaged. All aircraft parts and components were at the crash sight.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER CRASHED IN CREEK IN OPEN FIELD. LEFT SKID STUCK IN MUD CAUSING HELICOPTER TO FLIP OVER ON ITS SIDE AT IMPACT. MAIN ROTOR BLADES CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED. TAIL BOOM BROKE IN HALF AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED GROUND AND TAIL BOOM SEVERLY DAMAGED. SKIDS WERE BENT UPWARD TOWARD FUSELAGE. WIND SCREEN WAS BROKEN, DOORS ARE BENT, FUSELAGE BENT AND DAMAGED. ALL AIRCRAFT PARTS AND COMPONENTS WERE AT THE CRASH SIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.