What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/30/2018 at approximately 1630 N372CA an Aerospatiale AS355F2 operator while performing powerline inspection/repair operations with four persons on board contacted powerlines resulting in main rotorblade contact with utility pole. The aircraft became entangled within powerlines and caught fire and was destroyed. All four individuals exited aircraft from a height of approximately 50'. Two individuals were fatally injured and two were treated for minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/30/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 N372CA AN AEROSPATIALE AS355F2 OPERATOR WHILE PERFORMING POWERLINE INSPECTION/REPAIR OPERATIONS WITH FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD CONTACTED POWERLINES RESULTING IN MAIN ROTORBLADE CONTACT WITH UTILITY POLE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ENTANGLED WITHIN POWERLINES AND CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. ALL FOUR INDIVIDUALS EXITED AIRCRAFT FROM A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 50'. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND TWO WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.