# Incident 20061117026099I: Bell 206L3, LA, November 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2006, 07:08 local time
- Place: LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N187AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187AL-2007-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,437 total, 349 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061117026099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BIRD STRUCK AIRCRAFT, WHICH DESTROYED PASSENGER WINDSCREEN CAUSING A LOSS OF TAILROTOR THRUST. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN WATER WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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