What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 4, 2019, at approximately 1210 EDT, N572MD, a two seat single engine cabri-G2 trainer rotorcraft, crashed into the chesapeake bay submerging and destroying the aircraft, fatally injuring both persons on board. The PIC was privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted with rotorcraft-helicopter rating, privacy data omitted. There was one passenger on board, privacy data omitted. No information on the passenger.
N572MD is a trainer rotorcraft, and is operated by monumental helicopters, a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school. This flight was not a pilot school operation. privacy data omitted Rented the helicopter for personal use, and was operating under 14 CFR part 91.
PIC privacy data omitted departed tipton airport (fme), MD at 1535Z . The aircraft was advised that the transponder was observed. Radar services were terminated at 1552Z. The helicopter crashed into the chesapeake bay in the vicinity of the bay bridge airport (W29), stevensville, MD at approximately 1610Z (approximately one mile off of Kent Island). The intended destination was paleo gate within the DC sfra at the time of the crash.
Weather: fme 1542Z 00000KT 2SM OVC006 18/16 2990 rmk A01/W29 1600Z 35005 3SM br OVC004 18/18 A2988
The Maryland department of natural resource police recovered the bodies that same evening of the crash and the aircraft was recovered the following Monday on 5/6/2019. The medical examiner performed autopsies on privacy data omitted. The aircraft was taken to anglin aircraft recovery services in Delaware. Examination of the wreckage found no noted discrepancies contributing to the accident. The helicopter was completely destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 4, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 EDT, N572MD, A TWO SEAT SINGLE ENGINE CABRI-G2 TRAINER ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SUBMERGING AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT, FATALLY INJURING BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD. THE PIC WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER RATING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NO INFORMATION ON THE PASSENGER.
N572MD IS A TRAINER ROTORCRAFT, AND IS OPERATED BY MONUMENTAL HELICOPTERS, A 14 CFR PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL. THIS FLIGHT WAS NOT A PILOT SCHOOL OPERATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RENTED THE HELICOPTER FOR PERSONAL USE, AND WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.
PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED TIPTON AIRPORT (FME), MD AT 1535Z . THE AIRCRAFT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSPONDER WAS OBSERVED. RADAR SERVICES WERE TERMINATED AT 1552Z. THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT (W29), STEVENSVILLE, MD AT APPROXIMATELY 1610Z (APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OFF OF KENT ISLAND). THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS PALEO GATE WITHIN THE DC SFRA AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
WEATHER: FME 1542Z 00000KT 2SM OVC006 18/16 2990 RMK A01/W29 1600Z 35005 3SM BR OVC004 18/18 A2988
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE POLICE RECOVERED THE BODIES THAT SAME EVENING OF THE CRASH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY ON 5/6/2019. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER PERFORMED AUTOPSIES ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICES IN DELAWARE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND NO NOTED DISCREPANCIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.