What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 2, 2018 at approximately 4 o?clock pm EST. N624HF a Bell UH-1H operated by army aviation heritage foundation (aahf) was performing a sightseeing flight known as a ?living history flight.? While on this flight approximately 4-5 NM west of the Richard b. Russell airport in Rome,GA (krmg) over a wooded area north of berry college, the right cargo door detached from the aircraft at 1000FT AGL and a speed of 100 knots. The door struck the right rear fuselage and did minor sheet metal damage, which included bending a support attach bracket. The door also struck one of the main rotor blades but did not affect the flight characteristics of the aircraft. The crew elected to continue the flight and land at krmg (Rome, GA) without further incident. There was 5 passengers on board and 4 crew members.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 2, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 4 O?CLOCK PM EST. N624HF A BELL UH-1H OPERATED BY ARMY AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION (AAHF) WAS PERFORMING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT KNOWN AS A ?LIVING HISTORY FLIGHT.? WHILE ON THIS FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 4-5 NM WEST OF THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL AIRPORT IN ROME,GA (KRMG) OVER A WOODED AREA NORTH OF BERRY COLLEGE, THE RIGHT CARGO DOOR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT 1000FT AGL AND A SPEED OF 100 KNOTS. THE DOOR STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE AND DID MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE, WHICH INCLUDED BENDING A SUPPORT ATTACH BRACKET. THE DOOR ALSO STRUCK ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES BUT DID NOT AFFECT THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT AND LAND AT KRMG (ROME, GA) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND 4 CREW MEMBERS.