30.3322° N, 81.6557° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 26, 1988 · 20:42 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N315JP
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Bird struck aircraft while cruising at a low altitude. Bird came through the bubble. Pilots helmet prevented injury
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRUCK AIRCRAFT WHILE CRUISING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. BIRD CAME THROUGH THE BUBBLE. PILOTS HELMET PREVENTED INJURY