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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Grand Junction, CO · October 5, 2022

Date: October 5, 2022 · 19:30 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JAPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N407TH
Reported as: Bell 407
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total

N407THRegistered now · Bell 407S/N 53558 · Built 2003 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.

Around 1930 on 5 October 2022, air ambulance helicopter took off from Grand Junction hospital to return to moab utha. A couple minutes after take off, a large flick of ducks flew up from below aircraft. One duck hit the right windscreen, which broke through. Pilot turned back towards gjt and landed safely. No injuries. Only damage was the broken windscreen.

As the FAA filed it

AROUND 1930 ON 5 OCTOBER 2022, AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER TOOK OFF FROM GRAND JUNCTION HOSPITAL TO RETURN TO MOAB UTHA. A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF, A LARGE FLICK OF DUCKS FLEW UP FROM BELOW AIRCRAFT. ONE DUCK HIT THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN, WHICH BROKE THROUGH. PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARDS GJT AND LANDED SAFELY. NO INJURIES. ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE BROKEN WINDSCREEN.

Other reports on N407TH · 1

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

Incident 20230526009819ICruise/Level Flight · Moab, UTMay 26, 2023 2145 MDT Near Moab Utah [privacy data omitted] Bell 407 had bird strike on tail boom/tail rotor. 4 Persons on board, no injuries. Aircraft diverted to grand junction Colorado The aircraft was evaluated, here is a list of the damage found: • All…May 26, 2023 · Minor damage