What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at approximately 1216 MST, a UH-1H helicopter, N623PB, impacted terrain with one occupant on board. The aircraft was performing long-line cargo delivery operations in support of fire suppression on the tonto national forest when the mishap occurred. The helicopter pitched up and then leveled off then pitched up again and fell to the ground impacting on the left side of the aircraft
The helicopter N623PB was moving a cargo net with bottled water and gatorade from one camp to another when witnesses said it pitched up and came back level and then pitched up again and fell to the ground. Due to covid 19 the FAA did not dispatch an inspector to the scene and is waiting for parts tear down to be performed until things get more favorable to travel.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1216 MST, A UH-1H HELICOPTER, N623PB, IMPACTED TERRAIN WITH ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING LONG-LINE CARGO DELIVERY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FIRE SUPPRESSION ON THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST WHEN THE MISHAP OCCURRED.THE HELICOPTER PITCHED UP AND THEN LEVELED OFF THEN PITCHED UP AGAIN AND FELL TO THE GROUND IMPACTING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT
THE HELICOPTER N623PB WAS MOVING A CARGO NET WITH BOTTLED WATER AND GATORADE FROM ONE CAMP TO ANOTHER WHEN WITNESSES SAID IT PITCHED UP AND CAME BACK LEVEL AND THEN PITCHED UP AGAIN AND FELL TO THE GROUND. DUE TO COVID 19 THE FAA DID NOT DISPATCH AN INSPECTOR TO THE SCENE AND IS WAITING FOR PARTS TEAR DOWN TO BE PERFORMED UNTIL THINGS GET MORE FAVORABLE TO TRAVEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.