What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on April 16, 1996, at approximately 1330 EDT, an EH1-01 rotormouse helicopter, N10TE, owned and operated by Mr. Donald g. hillberg, crashed during a hover maneuver at the Lakeland linder regional airport, near Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a completely empty (no residual fuel/fumes) gas tank. The helicopter received minor damage. The pilot was not injured. The pilot, Mr. Donald g. hillberg, holds a commercial pilot certificate, number 554578563. The local test flight departed the Lakeland linder regional airport at approximately 110 EDT on April 16, 1996. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 16, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EDT, AN EH1-01 ROTORMOUSE HELICOPTER, N10TE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. DONALD G. HILLBERG, CRASHED DURING A HOVER MANEUVER AT THE LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR LAKELAND, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A COMPLETELY EMPTY (NO RESIDUAL FUEL/FUMES) GAS TANK. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT, MR. DONALD G. HILLBERG, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 554578563. THE LOCAL TEST FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 110 EDT ON APRIL 16, 1996. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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