# Incident 20110422008019I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+, Arlington, WA, April 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2011, 21:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+ (registry code 5620031, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-t2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B2 (registry code 60012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 T2+
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,338 total, 414 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110422008019I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22, 2011, IN CRUISE FLIGHT DURING TWILIGHT, HELICOPTER, N954AL, A EUROCOPTER, EC 135,   ENCOUNTERED TWO DUCKS WHICH IMPACTED THE TWO FRONT WINDSCREENS,  BOTH WINDSHIELDS SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND TWO MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT.

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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