PARKED HELI HIT BY CAR.

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I OBSERVED AN AUTOMOBILE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SMA; WHICH I LEASED FROM COMPANY FOR GIVING RIDES AT A LCL FAIR. THE HELI WAS EMPTY; PARKED STATIONARY WITHIN A ROPED OFF PERIMETER. I OBSERVED THE AUTOMOBILE; DRIVEN BY AN ELDERLY MAN; DRIVE THROUGH THE PERIMETER AND COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM 2-3 INCHES OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERT STABILIZER. I NOTIFIED COMPANY OF THE 'INCIDENT' BY TELEPHONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OCCURRENCE. I THEN INSPECTED THE ENTIRE VERT STABILIZER; THE ATTACHMENT POINTS; THE TAIL BOOM FOR ANY WRINKLES; BENDS OR TEARS; THE ATTACHMENT OF THE TAIL BOOM TO THE FUSELAGE; THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE FOR ANY WRINKLES OR STRESS MARKS; AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FOR ANY STRESS OR CHAFING. I ALSO INSPECTED THE SHORT SHAFT. I FOUND NO BINDING WRINKLES; BENDS OR TEARS; NO CHAFING AFTER I ROTATED THE TAIL ROTOR AND LISTENED FOR ANY UNUSUAL NOISE CREATED BY THE TURNING OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. THE ONLY PHYSICAL DAMAGE I OBSERVED WAS MINIMAL AND EXISTED ONLY ON THE BOTTOM 2-3 INCHES OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERT STABILIZER. THE AREA WAS WRINKLED BUT NOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT TOUCHED OR INTERFERED WITH THE HONEYCOMB. I REFERRED TO FARS (NTSB 830-830.2) TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THIS 'INCIDENT.' I DETERMINED IT WAS UNSUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THEREFORE FOUND THE ACFT AIRWORTHY FOR FLT. I CHOSE TO FLY THE ACFT AND FOUND NO ABNORMAL RESPONSE FROM ALL CTLS. I CONTINUED TO GIVE RIDES AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO COMPANY WITHOUT EXPERIENCING ANY COMPLICATIONS.