# Incident 20191111020999I: Bell 206B, Titusville, FL, November 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5148° N, 80.7992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPACE COAST RGNL (TIX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5148&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1751, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1751) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191111020999I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 14.30 LOCAL TIME, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT OF N1751, A BELL HELICOPTER BHT206-B3, PRACTICED TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT A TRAINING AREA ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF SPACE COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT, KTIX.

WHILE THE STUDENT TURNED BASE TO FINAL AT 300 FEET, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED TWO BIRDS. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK  THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AWAY FROM THE STUDENT, BUT ONE OF THE BIRDS ALREADY STRUCK AND WENT THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD.  THE BIRD, LATER IDENTIFIED AS A VULTURE, CAME TO REST IN THE COCKPIT, LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD AND BLOOD STAINS INSIDE THE HELICOPTER. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO LAND THE HELICOPTER SAFELY IN THE PRACTICE AREA. ASIDE FROM THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD, THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

WHILE SHUTTING DOWN THE HELICOPTER, THE VULTURE STARTED TO FLAP ITS WINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE BIRD OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WALKED AWAY LIMPING.

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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