# Incident 20010308005059I: Bell 206L1, St Louis, MO, March 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2001, 02:50 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AE-2018-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308005059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN APPROVED HOSPITAL HELIPAD, PILOT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF DUCKS AT APPROX. 500 FT. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A SINGLE DUCK ENTERED THE A/C FROM THE LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH HAD SHATTERED ON IMPACT WITH THE DUCKS. PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE A/C AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER A/C DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THE PASSENGER/CREW. PILOT WHO EXPERIENCED MINOR FACIAL CUTS WAS MEDICALLY EXAMINED AND RELEASED. PATIENT WHO WAS TRANSPORTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEART SURGERY, ALSO RECEIVED MINOR CUTS.

## Other reports on N61AE (2)

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

- [Incident 20110928023819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110928023819I), Sep 28, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N61AE), St. Clair, MO, No damage. At 18:39 CST on September 28th, 2011, during reposition of aircraft N61AE, at the St. Clair, MO, airport, while at about a three-foot-hover, the pilot…
- [Accident 20010122038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122038239A), Jan 22, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N61AE), Quincy, IL, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On 01/22/01, at approximately 0605 UTC, N61AE, a BHT-206-L1, was preparing for a departure from blessing hospital, Quincy, el for the purpose of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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