What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 12, 2016 approximately 15:25 central time, a Robinson helicopter R44 ii, registered as N789MR, serial number 10561 to floyd vuncannon aviation inc. lifted off from a parking spot adjacent to the airmans hanger at Classic Airstrip (23AR) Lake City Arkansas. The helicopter drifted aft at approximately a 45 degree angle nose up attitude to approximately 150 feet above ground. The helicopter rotated right appearing to loose out of ground effect control, it then lost altitude and struck the ground. The skids were spread during the hard landing. The helicopter immediately lifted back off to an altitude of approximately 150 feet as it began to rotate out of control up and over another hanger in the area. The helicopter subsequently struck the ground in a nose down attitude resulting in a post crash fire. The helicopter was destroyed and one person on board fatality injured. The flight originated from Lake City Arkansas on June 12, 2016 at approximately 1515 central time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. VFR flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 12, 2016 APPROXIMATELY 15:25 CENTRAL TIME, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 II, REGISTERED AS N789MR, SERIAL NUMBER 10561 TO FLOYD VUNCANNON AVIATION INC. LIFTED OFF FROM A PARKING SPOT ADJACENT TO THE AIRMANS HANGER AT CLASSIC AIRSTRIP (23AR) LAKE CITY ARKANSAS. THE HELICOPTER DRIFTED AFT AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE NOSE UP ATTITUDE TO APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER ROTATED RIGHT APPEARING TO LOOSE OUT OF GROUND EFFECT CONTROL, IT THEN LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE SKIDS WERE SPREAD DURING THE HARD LANDING. THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY LIFTED BACK OFF TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AS IT BEGAN TO ROTATE OUT OF CONTROL UP AND OVER ANOTHER HANGER IN THE AREA. THE HELICOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE RESULTING IN A POST CRASH FIRE. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND ONE PERSON ON BOARD FATALITY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAKE CITY ARKANSAS ON JUNE 12, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 CENTRAL TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT 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.