# Incident 20180219002779I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Lihue, HI, February 19, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2018, 15:40 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XSFA
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,674 total, 65 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180219002779I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE LIHUE, AIRPORT, ON A 14 CFR 135 ON DEMAND FLIGHT, AND FLYING PARALLEL TO THE HAUPU RIDGELINE WESTBOUND; A BIRD WAS SPOTTED CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WINDOW, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BREAK. THE PASSENGER SEATED NEXT TO THE WINDOW RECEIVED A MINOR CUT TO HER ARM FROM A BROKEN PIECE OF THE WINDOW. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE LIHUE, AIRPORT, WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N702SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20180222003049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180222003049I), Feb 22, 2018: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N702SA), Waimea Canyon S, HI, No damage. Safari aviation, inc. was operating a 14 CFR 135 on demand sightseeing light in the location of wiamea Canyon on the island of kauai. As the AS350B2 helicopter…

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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