# Incident 20190429003589I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Worthington, PA, April 29, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2019, 11:20 local time
- Place: Worthington, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8380° N, 79.6350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worthington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8380&lon=-79.6350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N875ST) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190429003589I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM VENANGO REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFKL), RETURNING TO THE  PRIMARY BASE OF OPERATIONS AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLBE), PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE HELICOPTER N875ST,  WAS INVOLVED IN A BIRD STRIKE INCIDENT WITH AN OSPREY.  THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 9 STATUTE MILES NORTHWEST OF MCVILLE AIRPORT (6P7), WHILE OPERATING AT 2000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), AND AT A CRUISE SPEED OF 125 KNOTS TRUE AIR SPEED (KTAS).  WEATHER OBSERVATIONS WERE FAIR WITH WINDS TRAVELING EAST SOUTH EAST (ESE) AT APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES PER HOUR (MPH).  THE BIRD IMPACTED THE UPPER OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD (RIGHT SIDE).  DEBRIS FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE BIRD, AND A LARGE FISH STRUCK THE PILOT'S HELMET AND UPPER BODY AND SPLATTERED REMAINS THROUGHOUT THE COCKPIT AND THE CABIN.  THE TROOPER PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD IN WORTHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.  THE HELICOPTER WAS TRANSPORTED TO MT. PLEASANT / SCOTTDALE AIRPORT (P45) VIA GROUND.   AN INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER POST-INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS LIMITED TO THE WINDSHIELD ONLY.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

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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