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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · San Francisco, CA · April 15, 1983

Date: April 15, 1983 · 18:45 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: China Basin Helip
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N83203
Reported as: Bell 206B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N83203Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Bell 206BS/N 953 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Seagull struck aircraft at cruise altitude. Broke pilots windscreen.

As the FAA filed it

SEAGULL STRUCK AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. BROKE PILOTS WINDSCREEN.

Other reports on N83203 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880529048969AForced/Precautionary Landing · Honolulu, HIAdverse yaw on climbout at transtional lift. Strong quarter tail wind. Slow speed. Lost tail rotor effectiveness.May 29, 1988 · Destroyed Incident 19820504033029INormal Cruise · San Francisco, CAEngine quit when fuel boost pump failed. Pilot ignored fuel pump warning light and increase in unusable fuel.May 4, 1982