What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 9, 2017, at approximately 1400, a Bell 47D1 helicopter registration number N2875F, registered to privacy data omitted, impacted terrain southeast of lake kickapoo in Archer county, Texas. GPS coordinates 33.662903, -98.744354. The pilot reported engine failure. The pilot stated that he had intended to increase the carburetor heat and inadvertently reduced the engine mixture setting to a point that the engine stopped. The aircraft was being operated on a private flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from the pilots home at 10225 fm 368 s., holliday, Texas on February 9, 2017 at approximately 1350.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 9, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400, A BELL 47D1 HELICOPTER REGISTRATION NUMBER N2875F, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF LAKE KICKAPOO IN ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS. GPS COORDINATES 33.662903, -98.744354. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO INCREASE THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND INADVERTENTLY REDUCED THE ENGINE MIXTURE SETTING TO A POINT THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PILOTS HOME AT 10225 FM 368 S., HOLLIDAY, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 9, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1350.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.