# Incident 20150319004579I: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3, Peach Springs, AZ, March 19, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2015, 11:15 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.5314° N, 113.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peach Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5314&lon=-113.4320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N835PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N835PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B3 (registry code 1145004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,411 total, 615 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150319004579I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD WHILE IN A DESCENT FOR LANDING DURING AN AIRTOUR OF THE GRAND CANYON. THE BIRD PENETRATED THE RIGHT FRONT WINDSHEILD STRIKING THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. NO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT (1G4) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N835PA (1)

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

- [Incident 20150528007359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150528007359I), May 28, 2015: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 (N835PA), Peach Springs, AZ, Minor damage. During climb from the bottom the grand canyon enroute to the grand canyon west airport (1G4), the aircraft struck a bird. The bird caused minor damage to the…

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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