# Incident 20180919019159I: Sikorsky S-61N, Fort Pierce, FL, September 19, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2018, 15:33 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JTAA
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-61N (registry code 8142104, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT58-140-1 (registry code 30128, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-140-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-61N
- Reported engine: GE CT58-140-1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180919019159I

## Narrative

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

FLYING NORTH BOUND ABOUT 15MN FROM FPR AIRPORT AT 1500FT, MSL THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD (SEAGULL). THE BRID HIT BELOW THE CENTER WINDSHIELD NEAR THE ILS ANTENNA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FPR AIRPORT TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE OTHER THAN BIRD REMAINS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCUR FROM THIS BIRD STRIKE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUE ON IT ATTENDED FLIGHT OF THE DAY NORTH BOUND FROM FPR 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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