What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While operating on a flight to control preditary animals for local ranchers, the pilot failed to see power lines stretched across a canyon. The helicopter struck the wires. The helicopter received damage to the bubble windshield and some small nicks in the rotor blades were found. The wires were severed. The heilcopter continued to fly to a point where a safe landing could be amde. There were no injuries to any of the occupants of the helicapter. Inspection of the helicopter blades by an aviantion maintenance technition certified the blades to require only minor maintenance.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE OPERATING ON A FLIGHT TO CONTROL PREDITARY ANIMALS FOR LOCAL RANCHERS, THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE POWER LINES STRETCHED ACROSS A CANYON. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE WIRES. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE BUBBLE WINDSHIELD AND SOME SMALL NICKS IN THE ROTOR BLADES WERE FOUND. THE WIRES WERE SEVERED. THE HEILCOPTER CONTINUED TO FLY TO A POINT WHERE A SAFE LANDING COULD BE AMDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HELICAPTER. INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER BLADES BY AN AVIANTION MAINTENANCE TECHNITION CERTIFIED THE BLADES TO REQUIRE ONLY MINOR MAINTENANCE.
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