# Incident 20221005010129I: Bell 407, Grand Junction, CO, October 5, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2022, 19:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JAPA
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221005010129I

## Narrative

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

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 20230526009819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526009819I), May 26, 2023: Bell 407 (N407TH), Moab, UT, Minor damage. May 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…

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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