What happened
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The aircraft was facing north on e county rd 1200N approximately 5.25 miles from Carthage city center. The lat/long of the accident scene is: 40 degrees 22 minutes 14 seconds north and 91 degrees 03 minutes 08 seconds west as shown on google maps. The aircraft was found upright on a heading 360 perpedicular to county rd 1200N. A piece of the tail rotor was found about 60FT south of the accident site. The fence on the south side of the road was noted as were the ditches on north and south sides as well. The approach was from the east and a right pedal turn was initiated to orient the patient door towards the scene. A pop was heard during the turn and the aircraft began to rotate to the right. The pedal had no effect on the rotation. The collective was lowered and an emergency shutdown was initiated.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING NORTH ON E COUNTY RD 1200N APPROXIMATELY 5.25 MILES FROM CARTHAGE CITY CENTER. THE LAT/LONG OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS: 40 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 14 SECONDS NORTH AND 91 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST AS SHOWN ON GOOGLE MAPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPRIGHT ON A HEADING 360 PERPEDICULAR TO COUNTY RD 1200N. A PIECE OF THE TAIL ROTOR WAS FOUND ABOUT 60FT SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FENCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS NOTED AS WERE THE DITCHES ON NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES AS WELL. THE APPROACH WAS FROM THE EAST AND A RIGHT PEDAL TURN WAS INITIATED TO ORIENT THE PATIENT DOOR TOWARDS THE SCENE. A POP WAS HEARD DURING THE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT. THE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ROTATION. THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED AND AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN WAS INITIATED.
NTSB investigation
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