What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Robinson Helicopter R44, N7530R, was destroyed when it impacted three d residential houses while maneuvering near Newport Beach, California. The private pilot and two of the three passengers sustained fatal injuries, one passenger sustained serious injuries, and one person located on the ground sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was registered to spitzer helicopter and operated by revolution aviation under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight. The flight originated from the John Wayne-Orange county airport (sna) about 1 minute prior to the accident, with an intended destination of catalina island, California.
As the FAA filed it
A ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44, N7530R, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THREE D RESIDENTIAL HOUSES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO OF THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND ONE PERSON LOCATED ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO SPITZER HELICOPTER AND OPERATED BY REVOLUTION AVIATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE JOHN WAYNE-ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (SNA) ABOUT 1 MINUTE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.