What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Received an anonymous letter indicating that the pilot's privacy data omitted nemaha valley aerial had struck a powerline near Corning, KS. Contacted the owner of the company, who was flying the aircraft under part 91, not 137 the day of the occurence. He stated that while departing the area in front of his hangar, he drifted upwards and struck a powerline that he was flying under. Damage to the main rotor came to $4,000.00. The power company was contacted and stated that damage to their property came to less than $200.00. The pilot, also owner of the property requested the power company come out and bury the line, which they did.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS LETTER INDICATING THAT THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEMAHA VALLEY AERIAL HAD STRUCK A POWERLINE NEAR CORNING, KS. CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER PART 91, NOT 137 THE DAY OF THE OCCURENCE. HE STATED THAT WHILE DEPARTING THE AREA IN FRONT OF HIS HANGAR, HE DRIFTED UPWARDS AND STRUCK A POWERLINE THAT HE WAS FLYING UNDER. DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR CAME TO $4,000.00. THE POWER COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY CAME TO LESS THAN $200.00. THE PILOT, ALSO OWNER OF THE PROPERTY REQUESTED THE POWER COMPANY COME OUT AND BURY THE LINE, WHICH THEY DID.
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