# Incident 20211208020659I: Md Helicopters Inc 369FF, Columbus, OH, December 8, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2021, 23:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369FF (registry code 3030002, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30M (registry code 54014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208020659I

## Narrative

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

COLUMBUS, OH (CMH): CMH CITY PD, HELICOPTER, CMH CITY PD

HELICOPTER REPORTED BEING SHOT AT BY AT LEAST 20 ROUNDS

APPROXIMATELY 3.5 NM NE OF BOLTON FIELD, OH (TZR) WITH AT

LEAST ONE ROUND HITTING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE FLYING AT 1,500

FEET. INVESTIGATION ONGOING, CURRENTLY NO SUSPECTS IN

CUSTODY. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE TO ONE SKID. HELICOPTER WAS SAFE ON THE

GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 12/09/2021 0405Z

## Other reports on N551CP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120816017519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120816017519A), Aug 16, 2012: Md Helicopters Inc 369E (N551CP), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. At approximately 1:50AM, after a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft and a check of the weather, the aircraft departed the Columbus police heliport, located…

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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