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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ontario, CA · July 6, 2015

Date: July 6, 2015 · 19:00 local
Place: Ontario, CA
Airport: Ontario International.
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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San bernardino sheriff helicopter N635SB, an AS-350 helicopter, reported a UAS 9NM NE of Ontario. UAS was at 800 ft AGL and police helicopter was at 750 ft. AGL. Came within 50 ft. of helicopter. No evasive action taken, but aircraft described a near miss with UAS. Near miss form completed in atqa. Airborne unit identified house where UAS landed and notified fontana pd. Fontana pd contacted individual responsible and counseled not to operate the UAS so high.

As the FAA filed it

SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF HELICOPTER N635SB, AN AS-350 HELICOPTER, REPORTED A UAS 9NM NE OF ONTARIO. UAS WAS AT 800 FT AGL AND POLICE HELICOPTER WAS AT 750 FT. AGL. CAME WITHIN 50 FT. OF HELICOPTER. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN, BUT AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED A NEAR MISS WITH UAS. NEAR MISS FORM COMPLETED IN ATQA. AIRBORNE UNIT IDENTIFIED HOUSE WHERE UAS LANDED AND NOTIFIED FONTANA PD. FONTANA PD CONTACTED INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE AND COUNSELED NOT TO OPERATE THE UAS SO HIGH.