# Incident 20060930024019I: Hughes 369E, Haena, HI, September 30, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2006, 14:40 local time
- Place: Haena, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCGA
- Location: 22.2185° N, 159.5611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haena, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2185&lon=-159.5611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,574 total, 1,572 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930024019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMING OUT OF A 160 DEGREE TURN AT KE'E BEACH AT 3300 FEET, THE PILOT'S AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BIRD IN THE RIGHT HAND UPPER WINDSHIELD AREA. THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD STRIKING THE RIGHT HAND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN THE FACE CAUSING A SLIGHT VERTICAL CUT TO THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS PASSENGERS. NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGES WERE NOTED. THE PASSENGERS WERE RETURNED TO LIHUE BY GROUND TRANSPORTATION. THE PILOT AND COMPANY THEN OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LIHUE FOR MAINTENANCE.

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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