# Incident 20130307003149I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Hartford, SD, March 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2013, 18:26 local time
- Place: Hartford, SD
- Airport: Oakleaf
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XU5A
- Location: 43.5824° N, 96.9450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLEAF (9SD8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5824&lon=-96.9450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 5626002, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130307003149I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 7 , 2013 A PART 135 ON DEMAND HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE WAS INBOUND TO SIOUX FALLS, SD WHEN A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED, DAMAGING THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT NEAR HARTFORD, SD (12 MILES WEST OF SIOUX FALLS). THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT, MEDICAL CREW AND PASSENGER .

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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