What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, at approximately 1100 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Bell 206B jetranger who was on a “return to service” maintenance flight, was involved in an accident when the aircraft who just had departed from the Fresno yosemite international airport (kfat) lost tail rotor effectiveness and started a spiraling decent, followed by an impact next to a home. The accident occurred approximately 4.5 miles south of kfat. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger had minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), A BELL 206B JETRANGER WHO WAS ON A “RETURN TO SERVICE” MAINTENANCE FLIGHT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WHO JUST HAD DEPARTED FROM THE FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KFAT) LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND STARTED A SPIRALING DECENT, FOLLOWED BY AN IMPACT NEXT TO A HOME. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES SOUTH OF KFAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER HAD 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.