# Incident 20011115031749I: Bell 206B, Richmond, VA, November 15, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2001, 16:40 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RW8A
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N894HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011115031749I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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