What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday, August 1st, 2021 at approximately 1254 local a Robinson helicopter R66, N7000J, serial number 0411 was involved in an accident outside Colusa, California. There were four souls on board all of which were fatally injured in the accident. The debris area was approximately 360 x 392 feet. Debris in the wreckage area was scattered throughout to include, plexiglas, clothing, main rotor blades, right door and other various helicopter parts. The helicopter impacted the ground on the eastern edge of the tomato field service road. A piece of main rotor blade was found on the western edge of the debris field along with papers from the pilot operating handbook. A large u shaped ground impression was located near the main rotor gearbox and main rotor assembly which was about 75 yards south-west from the main wreckage. The first identified point of contact was just to the east of the service road and large portions of the skids were found within the ground impressions. The tailboom was located on the west side of the service road about 10 feet from the skids.
privacy data omittedArrived around 1600 to recover the wreckage.
This accident is still under investigation pending parts that were sent to a lab for analysis.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1254 LOCAL A ROBINSON HELICOPTER R66, N7000J, SERIAL NUMBER 0411 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OUTSIDE COLUSA, CALIFORNIA. THERE WERE FOUR SOULS ON BOARD ALL OF WHICH WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE DEBRIS AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 360 X 392 FEET. DEBRIS IN THE WRECKAGE AREA WAS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT TO INCLUDE, PLEXIGLAS, CLOTHING, MAIN ROTOR BLADES, RIGHT DOOR AND OTHER VARIOUS HELICOPTER PARTS. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE TOMATO FIELD SERVICE ROAD. A PIECE OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE DEBRIS FIELD ALONG WITH PAPERS FROM THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. A LARGE U SHAPED GROUND IMPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX AND MAIN ROTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS ABOUT 75 YARDS SOUTH-WEST FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE FIRST IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WAS JUST TO THE EAST OF THE SERVICE ROAD AND LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SKIDS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE GROUND IMPRESSIONS. THE TAILBOOM WAS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SERVICE ROAD ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE SKIDS.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ARRIVED AROUND 1600 TO RECOVER THE WRECKAGE.
THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION PENDING PARTS THAT WERE SENT TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.