# Incident 20081118853039I: Snias AS350B2, Newburgh, NY, November 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452LH-2018-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081118853039I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WHILE ON A FAR 135 TRIP FROM NEW YORK CITY, NY TO KINGSTON, NY HAD A BIRD STRIKE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET ALTITUDE AT NIGHT. THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF STEWART AFB, NEWBURGH, NY.

## Other reports on N452LH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170331012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170331012919I), Mar 31, 2017: American Eurocopter LLC AS350B2 (N452LH), Kearny, NJ, Minor damage. On 3/31/17, an instructor pilot was in N452LH at Kearny giving a new hire candidate hover/ autorotation practice. After the training was complete, they…

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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