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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Chesterfield, MO · November 7, 2019

Date: November 7, 2019 · 20:15 local
Place: Chesterfield, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N64AE
Reported as: Bell 407
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N64AERegistered now · Bell 407S/N 53138 · Built 1997 Airframe modelBell 407 Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C47BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 7th at approximately 8:15PM central time, helicopter N634AE, Bell BHT407-407 operating under part 91 was in level flight approximately 6 NM east of Spirit of st. Louis airport, Chesterfield, MO (ksus) with 3 passengers. He was inbound and cleared to enter the class d at ksus when a bird struck the pilot side windshield and flew into the aircraft. He lost comms and squawked 7700. He continued inbound and landed without further incident. His hands and face sustained minor cuts.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 7TH AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15PM CENTRAL TIME, HELICOPTER N634AE, BELL BHT407-407 OPERATING UNDER PART 91 WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 6 NM EAST OF SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT, CHESTERFIELD, MO (KSUS) WITH 3 PASSENGERS. HE WAS INBOUND AND CLEARED TO ENTER THE CLASS D AT KSUS WHEN A BIRD STRUCK THE PILOT SIDE WINDSHIELD AND FLEW INTO THE AIRCRAFT. HE LOST COMMS AND SQUAWKED 7700. HE CONTINUED INBOUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HIS HANDS AND FACE SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS.