What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 26, 2018, about 2250 central daylight time, a Eurocopter as 350 B2 helicopter, N127LN, impacted trees and terrain during cruise flight near Hazelhurst, Wisconsin. The pilot and two crewmembers were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed during the impact. The helicopter was registered to and operated by air methods corporation as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 repositioning flight. Night visual meteorological conditions were reported in the area about the time of the accident, and the flight was operating on a company visual flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from the dane county regional airport-
Truax field (msn), near madison, Wisconsin, about 2104 and was destined for the howard young medical center heliport (60WI), near woodruff, Wisconsin.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 26, 2018, ABOUT 2250 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 HELICOPTER, N127LN, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR HAZELHURST, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND TWO CREWMEMBERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED DURING THE IMPACT. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS CORPORATION AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT-
TRUAX FIELD (MSN), NEAR MADISON, WISCONSIN, ABOUT 2104 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER HELIPORT (60WI), NEAR WOODRUFF, WISCONSIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.