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Does that really say it was a "laser beam"?
Does this really say what I am reading here? date: 1/17/2014 06:20:00Z registration # N483AE aircraft make/model: BELL 206 location: DALLAS Texas description: N483AE BELL 206L-4 AIR EVAC EMS ROTORCRAFT, INBOUND TO HOSPITAL WHEN STRUCK BY A LASER, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, DALLAS, TX FAA FSDO: FAA Dallas FSDO-05 (ASIAS only posts reports for 10 days. After that, see:… (www.asias.faa.gov) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Lasers pointed into the eyes of pilots, especially at night can be extremely harmful and dangerous. They cause everything from distractions, to temporary blindness or actual injury, all of which can lead to the aircraft crashing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasers_and_aviation_safety