# Incident 20191030020519I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Kingwood, TX, October 30, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2019, 22:10 local time
- Place: Kingwood, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GVNA
- Location: 30.0336° N, 95.2610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingwood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0336&lon=-95.2610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 5626002, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191030020519I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/30/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2210 CST, A BK 117 C-2, S/N 9136, N453MH, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 135 HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT, STRUCK A BIRD WHILE IN-ROUTE FROM 26TS (MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL - THE WOODLANDS) TO HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE KINGWOOD HELIPAD. THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 700 FT., WITH THE PIC UTILIZING NVG'S. THE HELICOPTER MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT THE HOSPITAL HELIPAD AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PIC OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THE BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE CENTER CONSOLE/INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND ENDED UP IN THE BACK BY THE PARAMEDICS DOOR. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED ONSITE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

WHEN ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

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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