# Incident 20230902010479I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, La Porte, IN, September 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: La Porte, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 5626002, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,035 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230902010479I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER OPERATING IN A URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN SUPPORT OF AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT WAS STRUCK BY AN OBJECT THROWN FROM PEDESTRIAN ON SCENE.  PILOT REPORTS SCENE WAS BEING SECURED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. AIRCRAFT WAS AT IDLE WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING. FOLLOWING THE EVENT HELICOPTER OPERATIONS WERE SECURED AT THE SCENE AND HELICOPTER WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED ON ITS LEADING EDGE. THE BLADE WAS EVALUATED BY CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO MANUFACTURES ROTOR BLADE IMPACT CRITERIA AND DEEMED UNSERVICEABLE. ROTOR BLADE WAS REPLACED ON SITE WITH SERVICEABLE PART AND OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. PEDESTRIAN WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DETAINED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

## Other reports on N911BH (1)

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

- [Incident 20130906016249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906016249I), Sep 6, 2013: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2 (N911BH), Churubrusco, IN, No damage. Reported smoke in cockpit at 1456Z on 9/6/12. 4 souls on board no injuries or damage reported.

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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