# Incident 20150204003239I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+, Nashvville, TN, February 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2015, 12:50 local time
- Place: Nashvville, TN
- Airport: John C. Tune
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 36.1830° N, 86.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN C TUNE (JWN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1830&lon=-86.8865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105VU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105VU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+ (registry code 5620031, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-t2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2B2 (registry code 60012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 T2+
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150204003239I

## Narrative

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

PATIENT TRANSFER ENROUTE FROM CLARKSVILLE GATEWAY MEDICAL CENTER TO NASHVILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL VANDERBILT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF KJWN AT 1800 MSL AND APPROXIMATELY 120 KTS EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT TOP SIDE OF CANOPY. LEFT TOP SIDE OF CANOPY BROKE OUT. DIVERTED TO KJWN.

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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