What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed the heliport facility at the grand canyon west airport (1G4). Durning transition from hover to forward flight the aircraft descended into a ravine. The pilot aborted the take off and landed on a knoll. The landing was hard enough to cause concern. A mechanic, who was aboard exited and examined the aircraft. No discrepancies were noted by him at the time. The aircraft was flown to boulder city airport (bvu). Upon post flight inspection it was discovered that the aircraft had damage to the right skid and a small dent in the tail boom.
The flight was a transportation flight of company employees operated under 14 CFR part 91.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE HELIPORT FACILITY AT THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT (1G4). DURNING TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A RAVINE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND LANDED ON A KNOLL. THE LANDING WAS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN. A MECHANIC, WHO WAS ABOARD EXITED AND EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED BY HIM AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (BVU). UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SKID AND A SMALL DENT IN THE TAIL BOOM.
THE FLIGHT WAS A TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT OF COMPANY EMPLOYEES OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.
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