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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350BA · Lake Mead, NV · February 9, 2001

Date: February 9, 2001 · 11:40 local
Place: Lake Mead, NV
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PG9A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N911KR
Reported as: Snias AS350BA
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N911KRRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2008 · Aerospatiale AS350BAS/N 2094 · Built 1988 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS350BA Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23)On a flight from grand canyon west airport to las at an altitude on 4500' MSL, a flock of ravens were encountered. The pilot attempted to avoid ravens, however one struck the aircraft and caused minor damage to the left front door window. A precautionary landing was made near middle point on a beach at Lake Mead.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON A FLIGHT FROM GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT TO LAS AT AN ALTITUDE ON 4500' MSL, A FLOCK OF RAVENS WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID RAVENS, HOWEVER ONE STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WINDOW. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE NEAR MIDDLE POINT ON A BEACH AT LAKE MEAD.