# Incident 20230512012349I: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135 P2+, Owosso, MI, May 12, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Owosso, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135 P2+ (registry code 5620010, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-deutschland-ec135-p2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2 (registry code 52288, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND EC135 P2+
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B2
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230512012349I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CARE FLIGHT PICKED UP A PATIENT AND DEPARTED DIRECTLY OVER A GROUP OF SMALL GA PLANES PARKED AT THE RESTAURANT BLOWING THEM AROUND AND DAMAGING AT LEAST ONE WITH THE ROTOR WASH. COMPLAINT WAS FORWARDED TO THE OPERATOR'S POI FOR INVESTIGATION. SAS TASK ID #T-GL23-FY23-0854.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3053F, Cessna 182J: no report for this aircraft; [N3053F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3053F) is registered now

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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