# Incident 20110619012929I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, AZ, June 19, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 35.9861° N, 113.8169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND CANYON WEST (1G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9861&lon=-113.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115SH-2015-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 900 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619012929I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS DECENDING THROUGH ETERNITY CANYON ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH LANDING AREA LOCATED IN THE WEST END OF THE GRAND CANYON. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING LEFT FOR OTHER TOUR HELICOPTERS AND WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD FORWARD THE BIRD STRUCK THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSCREEN. THE IMPACT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 120 KTS. AFTER IMPACT THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED AT THE BEACH AREA.

## Other reports on N115SH (2)

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

- [Accident 20130722013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722013009A), Jul 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N115SH), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. At approximately 7:15 am local time on 7-22-2013, N115SH, an AS-350-B2 helicopter, with a company instructor and pilot aboard struck the tail rotor during a…
- [Incident 20000406014769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406014769I), Apr 6, 2000: Snias AS350B2 (N115SH), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N115SH lifter to a hover, completed a 180 degree pedal turn and then proceeded to accelerate between two parked helicopters located upon the…

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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