What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was hired privacy data omitted for hog depredation. On March 26, 2021 the pilot picked up three passengers from the property, flew to henrietta airport (F10) to get fuel, and then returned to start hog hunting. They flew for approximately an hour and twenty minutes before the accident occurred. At approximately 1515 local time the pilot lost performance and received a low rotor RPM warning. Approximately 5 feet above the ground the aircraft struck a tree with the rotor blade rolling the aircraft to the right. The aircraft then contacted the ground on the right side. The aircraft received substantial damage. 2 people sustained serious injuries and 2 people sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS HIRED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR HOG DEPREDATION. ON MARCH 26, 2021 THE PILOT PICKED UP THREE PASSENGERS FROM THE PROPERTY, FLEW TO HENRIETTA AIRPORT (F10) TO GET FUEL, AND THEN RETURNED TO START HOG HUNTING. THEY FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT LOST PERFORMANCE AND RECEIVED A LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING. APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE ROTOR BLADE ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 2 PEOPLE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND 2 PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.