# Incident 20151026017799I: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Wises Landing, KY, October 26, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2015, 15:49 local time
- Place: Wises Landing, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 38.5731° N, 85.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wises Landing, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5731&lon=-85.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N344AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (registry code 8680989, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151026017799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO AVOID THE BIRD, BUT A LARGE BUZZARD CAME THROUGH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND BROKE OUT THE RIGHT HAND GREENHOUSE WINDOW STRIKING FLIGHT MEDIC IN THE HELMET AND IMPACTING REAR BULKHEAD. FLIGHT MEDIC HAD MINOR INJURY.  PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE LANDING TO A FIELD IN THE AREA OF WISES LANDING , KY, CLOSE TO THE AIR METHODS BASE IN BEDFORD , KY.  MEDIC WAS TRANSPORTED TO ER VIA AMBULANCE AS A PRECAUTION.  AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED ON TRAILER AND BROUGHT TO HEMS BASE FOR BETTER EVALUATION OF DAMAGE.

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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