What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot, whithout a solo endorsement and flying at night, intended to fly his personal helicopter from a restaurant to his home with privacy data omitted onboard.
While in route the aircraft started to veer off course to the west and then turned east. Shortly after, the aircraft began to descend and then began circling at a low altitude and crashed on a rural highway.
The pilot and both passengers were declared dead at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT, WHITHOUT A SOLO ENDORSEMENT AND FLYING AT NIGHT, INTENDED TO FLY HIS PERSONAL HELICOPTER FROM A RESTAURANT TO HIS HOME WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONBOARD.
WHILE IN ROUTE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF COURSE TO THE WEST AND THEN TURNED EAST. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AND THEN BEGAN CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND CRASHED ON A RURAL HIGHWAY.
THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.