38.2483° N, 94.3422° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Bates County Hospital Heliport (81MO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 6, 1991 · 20:00 local
Place
Bulter, MO
Airport
Bates Co Hospital Heliport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RMXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2235X
Reported as
Bell 206L3
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total700 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
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 strike at cruise altitude. Broke left chin bubble. Debris entered cockpit. Precautionary landing.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRIKE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. BROKE LEFT CHIN BUBBLE. DEBRIS ENTERED COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.