# Incident 20010929027509I: Snias AS350B2, Las Vegas, NV, September 29, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2001, 19:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LV6A
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616LV-2010-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929027509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED WHEN FLYING BETWEEN LAS VEGAS WASH AND BOULDER BEACH AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET AGL. THE BIRD STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT BELOW THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN CAUSING AN EIGHT INCH HOLE IN THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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