# Incident 20130418005109I: Bell 407, Waco, TX, April 18, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2013, 21:55 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 31.6122° N, 97.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WACO RGNL (ACT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6122&lon=-97.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418005109I

## Narrative

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

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 20150129002559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150129002559I), Jan 29, 2015: Bell 407 (N495AE), Clinton, OK, No damage. On 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…
- [Incident 20131020019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131020019419I), Oct 20, 2013: Bell 407 (N495AE), Cooperton, OK, Minor damage. Pilot 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…

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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