# Incident 20191022020349I: Bell OH-58C, Naples, FL, October 22, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2019, 10:40 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: C1UM
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N158LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 804 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191022020349I

## Narrative

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

CORPORAL ^DENNIS DE RIENZO^ FLYING FOR COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 10/22/2019 DEPARTED SHERIFF'S HANGAR AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 AM. 800 FEET AND 8 MILES NE OF AIRPORT A TURKEY BUZZARD CRASHED INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN. THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN HITTING CORPORAL APP IN THE RIGHT HAND SEAT BLOWING OUT THE WINDSCREEN. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE. CONDUCTED A FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.  NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED. LANDED SAFELY AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL A NEW WINDSCREEN CAN BE INSTALLED. NEW WINDSCREEN WAS INSTALLED ON 11/04/2019. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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