# Incident 20151124020419I: Robinson Helicopter R66, Sarasota, FL, November 24, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2015, 12:40 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton Internation
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 (registry code 54232, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R66
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124020419I

## Narrative

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

ROBINSON HELICOPTER, N32AW, S/N 0654 HAD A BIRD STRIKE AT 500 FT AGL, 60 KNOTS ENROUTE TO KSRQ (SARASOTA-BRADENTON AIRPORT). BIRD STRUCK AND CAME THROUGH PASSENGER WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT KSRQ.

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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