# Incident 20130524008889I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Salt Lake City, UT, May 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2013, 18:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45UH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45UH) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 57 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130524008889I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM SLC TO A LANDING LOCATION ALONG I-80 TO PICK UP A PATIENT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD (SEAGULL).  THE BIRD WENT THROUGH THE LEFT FRONT WINDSCREEN AND WAS DEFLECTED UPWARD, ACROSS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT, WENT PAST THE PILOT AND INTO THE REAR CABIN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WINDSCREEN AND DID NOT EXTEND TO ANY STRUCTURE.

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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