# Incident 20061214026329I: Hughes 369E, Fresno, CA, December 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2006, 16:02 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: F1OM
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,320 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061214026329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N922SD WAS CONDUCTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT AT 500 FEET AGL AND 60 KIAS WHEN A SEAGULL SHATTERED THE UPPER RIGHT WIND SCREEN, STRIKING THE OBSERVER IN THE FACE. THE PILOT AND OBSERVER WERE WEARING FLIGHT HELMETS WITH THE FACE SHIELDS DOWN. THE OBSERVER SUFFERED MINOT INJURIES TO HIS FACE, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE OBSERVER WAS TREATED FOR HIS INJURIES AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HANGAR.

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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