What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 9, 2012, at approximately 1130 CST, a Robinson R44, N89LA, registered to ag rotarie inc, collided with a guidewire and autorotated in to a cotton field in Lake City, Arkansas while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The rotorcraft received damage to the main and tail rotor blades. The pilot was the only person on the rotorcraft and received no injuries. The flight originated at the classic airstrip in jonesboro and was en route to a cotton gin in Lake City.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 9, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST, A ROBINSON R44, N89LA, REGISTERED TO AG ROTARIE INC, COLLIDED WITH A GUIDEWIRE AND AUTOROTATED IN TO A COTTON FIELD IN LAKE CITY, ARKANSAS WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ROTORCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROTORCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLASSIC AIRSTRIP IN JONESBORO AND WAS EN ROUTE TO A COTTON GIN IN LAKE CITY.
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