# Incident 20171105018259I: Bell 407, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, November 5, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2017, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YTRA
- Aircraft: N522RL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522RL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 325 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171105018259I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS ENROUTE FROM GALLIANO, LA AIRPORT (GAO) TO AN OIL RIG (MP281) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO (APPX 20 MILES EAST OF GAO) WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON THE RIGHT OF HIS AIRCRAFT.  HE VEERED LEFT TO MISS THEM AND THEN TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT.  HE WITNESSED A BIRD BEGIN TO DIVE AND HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS IT.  THE BIRD STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSCREEN AND SHATTERED.  THE PILOT THEN RETURNED TO GALLIANO AIRPORT.

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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