What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, a Bell long ranger 206 helicopter was returning to home base after a patient transfer . Approximately 25 minutes into the flight it was reported to have crashed that resulted in the fatality of all three crew members on board and destroying the aircraft. The crash site spanned half a mile with debris suggestive of a possible bird strike involving canadian geese. There was no involvement of air traffic services and ADS-B data revealed no prior anomalies; airspeed and altitude were stable until the data ceased.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024, A BELL LONG RANGER 206 HELICOPTER WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER A PATIENT TRANSFER . APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE CRASHED THAT RESULTED IN THE FATALITY OF ALL THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRASH SITE SPANNED HALF A MILE WITH DEBRIS SUGGESTIVE OF A POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE INVOLVING CANADIAN GEESE. THERE WAS NO INVOLVEMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND ADS-B DATA REVEALED NO PRIOR ANOMALIES; AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WERE STABLE UNTIL THE DATA CEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N295AE · 1
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