What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 23, 2019 at approximately 12:25 central daylight time (CDT), an Bell 206B helicopter, N158H, registered to orlando aircraft sales LLC and operated by a commercial pilot, received substantial damage when it collided with the terrain in a private owned farm field, north of the town of Pittsfield, IL.
The commercial flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 137 without a flight plan. The pilot reported that he was uninjured. The flight was being conducted out of the farm field.
According to the pilot and one witness, the aircraft was making a pass to the north, when the aircraft contacted the ground and then it rolled several times. Conditions observed at the scene, show that both skids of the helicopter had impacted the ground, at which time they both embedded into the soil and the forward portion of each had sheared off.
The AWOS weather report at Pittsfield penstone municipal airport (kppq) at 12:15 CDT was: wind 340 degrees at 04 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered at 3200 feet AGL, temperature 22 celsius, dew point 15 celsius, and altimeter 3012.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 23, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:25 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AN BELL 206B HELICOPTER, N158H, REGISTERED TO ORLANDO AIRCRAFT SALES LLC AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A PRIVATE OWNED FARM FIELD, NORTH OF THE TOWN OF PITTSFIELD, IL.
THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED OUT OF THE FARM FIELD.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND ONE WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A PASS TO THE NORTH, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THEN IT ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. CONDITIONS OBSERVED AT THE SCENE, SHOW THAT BOTH SKIDS OF THE HELICOPTER HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND, AT WHICH TIME THEY BOTH EMBEDDED INTO THE SOIL AND THE FORWARD PORTION OF EACH HAD SHEARED OFF.
THE AWOS WEATHER REPORT AT PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KPPQ) AT 12:15 CDT WAS: WIND 340 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SCATTERED AT 3200 FEET AGL, TEMPERATURE 22 CELSIUS, DEW POINT 15 CELSIUS, AND ALTIMETER 3012.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.