What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that while in cruise flight with a patient on board, he noticed a yaw to the right and experienced a partial loss of engine power. He stated that he was not able to restore full power or maintain altitude. He performed an auto-rotation landing in a field, which resulted in substantial damage to the skids, tailboom, and main rotor blades.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD, HE NOTICED A YAW TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTORE FULL POWER OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE PERFORMED AN AUTO-ROTATION LANDING IN A FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, TAILBOOM, AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.