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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Waco, TX · April 18, 2013

Date: April 18, 2013 · 21:55 local
Place: Waco, TX
Airport: Waco
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N495AE
Reported as: Bell 407
Reported engine: Allison 250-C47
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total1,015 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N495AERegistered now · Bell 407S/N 53363 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBell 407 Engine modelAllison 250-C47 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to the pilot, this lifeguard flight originated from west, Texas following a fertilizer plant explosion with multiple deaths and injuries. The pilot saw a bird about four feet from the helicopter canopy while traveling at 120 KTS. The bird hit and penetrated the windshield on the right side, about the level of the instrument panel. The bird struck the back of the instrument panel, denting the case, hit the pilot?s arm and right door frame and several areas inside the cabin, finally coming to rest at the patient?s feet.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THIS LIFEGUARD FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WEST, TEXAS FOLLOWING A FERTILIZER PLANT EXPLOSION WITH MULTIPLE DEATHS AND INJURIES. THE PILOT SAW A BIRD ABOUT FOUR FEET FROM THE HELICOPTER CANOPY WHILE TRAVELING AT 120 KTS. THE BIRD HIT AND PENETRATED THE WINDSHIELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE, ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BIRD STRUCK THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DENTING THE CASE, HIT THE PILOT?S ARM AND RIGHT DOOR FRAME AND SEVERAL AREAS INSIDE THE CABIN, FINALLY COMING TO REST AT THE PATIENT?S FEET.

Other reports on N495AE · 2

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

Incident 20150129002559ICruise/Level Flight · Clinton, OKOn January 30, 2015 air evac EMS inc. N495AE lost transmission oil pressure while in flight. N495AE flew for approximately 6 minutes before landing at Clinton regional hospital Clinton ,OK. After landing pilot continued to run the aircraft for a two minute…Jan 29, 2015 · No damage Incident 20131020019419ICruise/Level Flight · Cooperton, OKPilot stated he was cruise flight when he hit a bird. The bird entered the cabin through the left wind sheild. Pilot made a safe landing near the town of Cooperton, Oklahoma. The paramedic in the back seat recieved minor injuries when the bird impacted him in…Oct 20, 2013 · Minor damage