# Incident 20110129000919I: Bell 430, Venice, LA, January 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2011, 15:15 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Chevron Venice Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AC2A
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 24,394 total, 1,620 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110129000919I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD DURING CLIMB OUT

## Other reports on N430CM (1)

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

- [Incident 20100804039889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804039889I), Aug 4, 2010: Bell 430 (N430CM), Venice, LA, No damage. On first start of day, had 7 paxs loaded for sp 57 crew change, using check list started nr 2 engine, end of start turned gen on and bus interconnect on, was…

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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