What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 0910L, aircraft experienced severe teetering of the main
Rotor system resulting in penetration of the main rotor blades into the
Fuselage through the passenger/crew compartment with inflight break up.
Aircraft crashed onto oneawa st. in Kailua, HI., 745 oneawa st.
Main fuel tank separated from the aircraft and impacted parked vehicle in
Driveway,privacy data omitted driveway is on kalolina st.
Main debris field centered on Kailua racquet club, 629 oneawa st.
Piece of main rotor blade penetrated the eave of house at corner of
Oneawa and punaa streets, privacy data omitted
Farthest debris from impact site was found at privacy data omitted.
3 Fatalities.
Awaiting additional information on pilot hours. An amendment will follow.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 0910L, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TEETERING OF THE MAIN
ROTOR SYSTEM RESULTING IN PENETRATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES INTO THE
FUSELAGE THROUGH THE PASSENGER/CREW COMPARTMENT WITH INFLIGHT BREAK UP.
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO ONEAWA ST. IN KAILUA, HI., 745 ONEAWA ST.
MAIN FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED PARKED VEHICLE IN
DRIVEWAY,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DRIVEWAY IS ON KALOLINA ST.
MAIN DEBRIS FIELD CENTERED ON KAILUA RACQUET CLUB, 629 ONEAWA ST.
PIECE OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE PENETRATED THE EAVE OF HOUSE AT CORNER OF
ONEAWA AND PUNAA STREETS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
FARTHEST DEBRIS FROM IMPACT SITE WAS FOUND AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
3 FATALITIES.
AWAITING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PILOT HOURS. AN AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.