# Incident 20191106020859I: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-76D, Hartford, CT, November 6, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2019, 10:18 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76D (registry code 8143021, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S (registry code 52294, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw210s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP S-76D
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW210S
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191106020859I

## Narrative

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

THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT: 11/6/19, PART 91 FLIGHT FROM KHFD TO JRA HELIPAD IN NYC. AT APPROXIMATELY 6 NM WEST SOUTH WEST OF KHFD AT 10:12 LOCAL TIME, AT OUR CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 2500 FEET MSL, ENCOUNTERED A LARGE WHITE BIRD. AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS 140 KIAS. IMPACT DAMAGED THE OUTER PANE OF THE LEFT WINDSCREEN. ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO KHFD, NO INJURIES.

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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