What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot entered autorotation in a Bell 206L4 privacy data omitted at 1200 feet and maintained a normal glide and flair.
A banging noise was herd comming from the rear of the aircraft.
Aircraft was shut down immediately. After rotor blades stopped turning both occupants got out of the aircraft and then observed the damage listed below:
Main rotor blades, tail rotor driveshaft, tail rotor driveshaft cover, horizontal stabilator, and tail boom.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION IN A BELL 206L4 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 1200 FEET AND MAINTAINED A NORMAL GLIDE AND FLAIR.
A BANGING NOISE WAS HERD COMMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER ROTOR BLADES STOPPED TURNING BOTH OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN OBSERVED THE DAMAGE LISTED BELOW:
MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT COVER, HORIZONTAL STABILATOR, AND TAIL BOOM.
NTSB investigation
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