# Accident 20221212021099A: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2, Yuba City, CA, December 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2022, 17:50 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JBZA
- Location: 39.1763° N, 121.6907° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1763&lon=-121.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 (registry code 1145302, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-ec-130-t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIEL-2D (registry code 59997, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T2
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221212021099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE THAT INGRESSED THROUGH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LEFT SIDE WINDSCREEN WHILE ENROUTE TO REDDING, CA.  THE BIRD STRIKE MADE A HOLE IN THE WINDSCREED NEAR THE PILOT'S LEGS.  THE PILOT COMPLAINED OF A MINOR INJURY, BRUSE.  NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED.

DAMAGE TO THE WINDSCREEN EXCEEDED MANUFACTURER ALLOWANCE SINCE IT IS CONSIDERED A SECONDARY STRUCTURE.  HELICOPTER AIR-LIFTED OUT OF THE FIELD AND PLACED ON A TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA066), Dec 13, 2022: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 (N415RX), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.

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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