What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC / student pilot was flying solo for approximately 1.5 hours on the day the accident occurred. He stated that he was flying to and from the airport sightseeing as the sole occupant of the aircraft. There is no evidence the pic/student pilot was being supervised by a CFI.
He stated the engine suddenly stopped and he was forced to autorotate into a small open field. There were no injuries for himself or anyone on the ground.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage.
Both skids were splayed out and the fuselage was resting on the ground, the fuselage is twisted and tail boom suffered damage. The tail rotor was seperated from the aircraft.
Both main rotor blades were broken from the aircraft and had impacted the canopy.
Investigation revealed that less than APPROXIMATLY1/2 gal of fuel was remaining in the tanks. The fuel guage indicated properly at zero. No functional problems were found with the aircraft engine or controls.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC / STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS ON THE DAY THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT SIGHTSEEING AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE PIC/STUDENT PILOT WAS BEING SUPERVISED BY A CFI.
HE STATED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND HE WAS FORCED TO AUTOROTATE INTO A SMALL OPEN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FOR HIMSELF OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND.
THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
BOTH SKIDS WERE SPLAYED OUT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND, THE FUSELAGE IS TWISTED AND TAIL BOOM SUFFERED DAMAGE. THE TAIL ROTOR WAS SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE BROKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD IMPACTED THE CANOPY.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LESS THAN APPROXIMATLY1/2 GAL OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE TANKS. THE FUEL GUAGE INDICATED PROPERLY AT ZERO. NO FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE OR CONTROLS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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