31.8457° N, 102.3676° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 2013 · 22:13 local
Place
Odessa, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N140TX
Reported as
Eurocopter AS 350 B2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,073 total775 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 24, 2013, at approximately 2205 CDT, an individual referenced in Texas department of public safety (dps), Texas highway patrol division offense report TX3W610MOE3G, was arrested for the alledged illegal use of a laser pointer, when he directed a laser beam at a public service dps rotorcraft helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 24, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 2205 CDT, AN INDIVIDUAL REFERENCED IN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS), TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION OFFENSE REPORT TX3W610MOE3G, WAS ARRESTED FOR THE ALLEDGED ILLEGAL USE OF A LASER POINTER, WHEN HE DIRECTED A LASER BEAM AT A PUBLIC SERVICE DPS ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER.