What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During cruise flight, pilot experienced a sudden yaw and loss of tail rotor control and initiated an emergency autorotation descent and landing in a residential area. During the onsite investigation the tail rotor assembly along with the upper portion of the tail boom was missing. A visual inspection of the main rotor assembly area showed a large air conditioner panel was missing from the upper center of the fuselage. Substantial damage was also noted to left landing gear skid and it's attach points.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN YAW AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION DESCENT AND LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. DURING THE ONSITE INVESTIGATION THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TAIL BOOM WAS MISSING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR ASSEMBLY AREA SHOWED A LARGE AIR CONDITIONER PANEL WAS MISSING FROM THE UPPER CENTER OF THE FUSELAGE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED TO LEFT LANDING GEAR SKID AND IT'S ATTACH POINTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.