# Incident 20180324010099I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Winchester, VA, March 24, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2018, 22:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VE7A
- Location: 39.1739° N, 78.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1739&lon=-78.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,128 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180324010099I

## Narrative

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

ON 24 MARCH, 2018, AT APPROXIMATLEY 2230 EDT, AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT OPERATED BY PHI AIR MEDICAL LLC WITH ONE PATIENT ONBOARD DIVERTED TO WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT (OKV) FOLLOWING A BIRD STRIKE.  THE PILOT RECEIVED A ¼ INCH LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.  NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN.

A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN APPROXIMATLEY 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER.  ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF MARCH 26, 2018.

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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