What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On final approach for landing the pilot of a helicopter air ambulance became unresponsive as reported by the medical flight crew. The aircraft rolled to the left and the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The aircraft settled onto its left side and was substantially damaged. The two medical flight crew members exited the aircraft uninjured and removed the pilot from the wreckage. On scene emergency medical aid was initiated. The pilot was declared deceased after being transported from the scene to the local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING THE PILOT OF A HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS REPORTED BY THE MEDICAL FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE TWO MEDICAL FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED AND REMOVED THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE. ON SCENE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID WAS INITIATED. THE PILOT WAS DECLARED DECEASED AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.