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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Richmond, VA · November 15, 2001

Date: November 15, 2001 · 16:40 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: RW8A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N894HA
Reported as: Bell 206B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N894HARegistered now · Bell 206BS/N 3278 Airframe modelBell 206B

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What happened

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(-23) At 1740 local, on November 15, 2001, a Bell jet ranger helicopter, model BHT-206-B, registration N894HA, owned and operated by heloair, inc., and piloted by commercial pilot james a. garrow, experienced a bird strike. The aircraft was approximately 10 miles se of Richmond at 700 feet MSL and moving at 110 knots. There were no injuries to the pilot or two passengers. The aircraft received minor damage to the left windscreen. There was no other damage. The pilot aborted the mission and returned to the company main base at Richmond international airport. At the time of the bird strike, the aircraft was operating under 14 CFR part 135 on demand.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1740 LOCAL, ON NOVEMBER 15, 2001, A BELL JET RANGER HELICOPTER, MODEL BHT-206-B, REGISTRATION N894HA, OWNED AND OPERATED BY HELOAIR, INC., AND PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT JAMES A. GARROW, EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SE OF RICHMOND AT 700 FEET MSL AND MOVING AT 110 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINDSCREEN. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE MISSION AND RETURNED TO THE COMPANY MAIN BASE AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AT THE TIME OF THE BIRD STRIKE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 ON DEMAND.