What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was dispatched to the scene of a medical emergency with one pilot, a flight nurse, and flight medic. While enroute to the landing zone established by emergency personnel, the aircraft main rotor struck a guy wire attached to a transmission tower. The main rotor head assembly departed the aircraft, the fuselage section became inverted and fell to the ground, impacting on the left side of the fuselage approximately 100 yards from the tower in the direction of flight. A post-crash fire ensued but was immediately extinguished. 3 souls on board suffered fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WITH ONE PILOT, A FLIGHT NURSE, AND FLIGHT MEDIC. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE LANDING ZONE ESTABLISHED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, THE AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR STRUCK A GUY WIRE ATTACHED TO A TRANSMISSION TOWER. THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE FUSELAGE SECTION BECAME INVERTED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, IMPACTING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE TOWER IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED BUT WAS IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. 3 SOULS ON BOARD SUFFERED FATAL 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.