# Incident 20131020019419I: Bell 407, Cooperton, OK, October 20, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2013, 07:50 local time
- Place: Cooperton, OK
- Airport: Hobart
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 34.9899° N, 99.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOBART RGNL (HBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9899&lon=-99.0531&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,505 total, 25 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131020019419I

## Narrative

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

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 COOPERTON, OKLAHOMA. THE PARAMEDIC IN THE BACK SEAT RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE BIRD IMPACTED HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

## 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 20130418005109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418005109I), Apr 18, 2013: Bell 407 (N495AE), Waco, TX, Minor damage. According to the pilot, this lifeguard flight originated from west, Texas following a fertilizer plant explosion with multiple deaths and injuries. The pilot…

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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