What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 07, 1999 at 0925 EDT a Bell bht 407 helicopter N407LR while conducting a reposition maneuver from a hover, struck the lower vertical fin on a fire extinguisher box at the providnece hospital helicopter pad, Columbia, south carolina. The strike produce a 1 1/4" tear on the lower right corner of the vertical fin leading edge cap. The dmage determined not to be ina structural part of the fin and was considered to be minor damage. No other dmages were sustained to the helicopter. The pilot was the only occupant. The FAA was notified on 10-06-99 from an anonymous source. An investigation was conducted the same day.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 07, 1999 AT 0925 EDT A BELL BHT 407 HELICOPTER N407LR WHILE CONDUCTING A REPOSITION MANEUVER FROM A HOVER, STRUCK THE LOWER VERTICAL FIN ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX AT THE PROVIDNECE HOSPITAL HELICOPTER PAD, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STRIKE PRODUCE A 1 1/4" TEAR ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE VERTICAL FIN LEADING EDGE CAP. THE DMAGE DETERMINED NOT TO BE INA STRUCTURAL PART OF THE FIN AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE MINOR DAMAGE. NO OTHER DMAGES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED ON 10-06-99 FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED THE SAME DAY.