What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 29, 2009 at 1240 CDT, bh 206 L-3, N708M, operated by evac, accepted an air medical mission from hendrick hospital, in Abilene to university medical center (umc) in lubbock, Texas arriving at 1356 CDT. The flight was uneventful. The crew departed umc and refueled at klbb in lubbock, Texas. The crew flew from klbb at 1706 CDT and arrived at hedrick hospital at 1815 CDT, where the pilot performed a post flight inspection and found a large crack in the main rotor blade.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 29, 2009 AT 1240 CDT, BH 206 L-3, N708M, OPERATED BY EVAC, ACCEPTED AN AIR MEDICAL MISSION FROM HENDRICK HOSPITAL, IN ABILENE TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (UMC) IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS ARRIVING AT 1356 CDT. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE CREW DEPARTED UMC AND REFUELED AT KLBB IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THE CREW FLEW FROM KLBB AT 1706 CDT AND ARRIVED AT HEDRICK HOSPITAL AT 1815 CDT, WHERE THE PILOT PERFORMED A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND FOUND A LARGE CRACK IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.