What happened
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The aircraft was recently rebuilt and conducting its first flight.
Off airport inital flight with uneven terrian and tall trees.
Airman conducted ground runs prior to numerous hover power checks at multiple altitudes up to 25 ft AGL.
Hover checks confirmed that the aircraft was operating properly and was within CG range.
After takeoff from off airport location aircraft experienced a decreased engine RPM, and without airspeed to continue forward flight.
The PIC made the decision to land into a treeline shortly after departure.
Aircraft came to rest in a large wooded area less than two miles from takeoff location enroute to birchwood airport.
Damage consisted of:
All main rotor blade destroyed due to contacting trees.
Both skid tubes spread and bent
Both skid cross bars bent
Right front strut colapsed
Right side windscreeen punctured.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY REBUILT AND CONDUCTING ITS FIRST FLIGHT.
OFF AIRPORT INITAL FLIGHT WITH UNEVEN TERRIAN AND TALL TREES.
AIRMAN CONDUCTED GROUND RUNS PRIOR TO NUMEROUS HOVER POWER CHECKS AT MULTIPLE ALTITUDES UP TO 25 FT AGL.
HOVER CHECKS CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND WAS WITHIN CG RANGE.
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM OFF AIRPORT LOCATION AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DECREASED ENGINE RPM, AND WITHOUT AIRSPEED TO CONTINUE FORWARD FLIGHT.
THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO LAND INTO A TREELINE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE.
AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A LARGE WOODED AREA LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM TAKEOFF LOCATION ENROUTE TO BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT.
DAMAGE CONSISTED OF:
ALL MAIN ROTOR BLADE DESTROYED DUE TO CONTACTING TREES.
BOTH SKID TUBES SPREAD AND BENT
BOTH SKID CROSS BARS BENT
RIGHT FRONT STRUT COLAPSED
RIGHT SIDE WINDSCREEEN PUNCTURED.
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