What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed a parking area in Walford, Iowa for the purpose of filming a procession of automobiles on a state highway. Witnesses stated that the helicopter made several low passes to the east and to the west at a flight path parallel to the highway. On the final pass to the west, the aircraft struck two north-south power wires and crashed in a corn field approximately 120 feet from the point of the wire strike. The aircraft was destroyed. A camera operator seated in the rear of the helicopter was fatally injured. The pilot and front seat passenger received serious injuries. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PARKING AREA IN WALFORD, IOWA FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILMING A PROCESSION OF AUTOMOBILES ON A STATE HIGHWAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST AT A FLIGHT PATH PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY. ON THE FINAL PASS TO THE WEST, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO NORTH-SOUTH POWER WIRES AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET FROM THE POINT OF THE WIRE STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. A CAMERA OPERATOR SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^
NTSB investigation
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