# Incident 20070610012469I: Bell 206L3, Hillsboro, TX, June 10, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2007, 15:40 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 32.0078° N, 97.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0078&lon=-97.1157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9107G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,040 total, 0 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610012469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN IT STRUCK A BUZZARD. THE BUZZARD ENTERED THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT LANDED THE HELICOPTER. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO INJURIES. A BIRD STRIKE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY AIR EVAC EMS, INC. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

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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