What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 17, 2023, at approximately 1730, a Robinson R22 helicopter bearing registration number privacy data omitted, sustained damage to its main rotor blades when an individual on the ground threw a rock at the helicopter at a location on us highway 67, approximately 6 miles west of Mertzon, TX. The aircraft was being operated on an aerial observation flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from Mertzon, TX on April 17, 2023 at approximately 1715.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 17, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS MAIN ROTOR BLADES WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE GROUND THREW A ROCK AT THE HELICOPTER AT A LOCATION ON US HIGHWAY 67, APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES WEST OF MERTZON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MERTZON, TX ON APRIL 17, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715.
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