What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. John e. ward, holder of commercial pilot certificate no. 429983630 on December 6, 1997, was involved in an incident offshore at south marsh island block 22. This incident was reported by telephone on December 8, 1997, by air logistics' chief pilot, carl brown. Mr. Brown stated that a helicopter owned and operated by air logistics, inc., was being flown by Mr. Ward when the aircraft's vertical fin struck the platform at south marsh island block 22. Mr. Ward, without a maintenance notification and release, flew the aircraft to south marsh island block 23 and subsequently reported the damage to air logistics' maintenance personnel. Extensive damage was done to the tailboom assembly predicating removal and replacement of the tailboom and all related components. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. JOHN E. WARD, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 429983630 ON DECEMBER 6, 1997, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT OFFSHORE AT SOUTH MARSH ISLAND BLOCK 22. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY TELEPHONE ON DECEMBER 8, 1997, BY AIR LOGISTICS' CHIEF PILOT, CARL BROWN. MR. BROWN STATED THAT A HELICOPTER OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR LOGISTICS, INC., WAS BEING FLOWN BY MR. WARD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL FIN STRUCK THE PLATFORM AT SOUTH MARSH ISLAND BLOCK 22. MR. WARD, WITHOUT A MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION AND RELEASE, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH MARSH ISLAND BLOCK 23 AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO AIR LOGISTICS' MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY PREDICATING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TAILBOOM AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^