# Incident 20230926015089I: Md Helicopters Inc 369E, Chesterfield, MO, September 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2023, 19:20 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911MU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911MU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369E (registry code 3030008, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 (registry code 54185, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20r-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369E
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20R/2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230926015089I

## Narrative

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

ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2023 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR KSUS FROM THE SOUTHWEST APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES OUT AT 1500 MSL AND 110 KNOTS ON A DIRECT ROUTE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSCREEN BY A LARGE BIRD ON THE RH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT TOP PORTION OF THE WIND SCREEN AND THE RIGHT “ROOF” SECTION OF THE WIND SCREEN.  PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS WERE IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TOWARD THE FIELD AND CONTINUED INBOUND BETWEEN THE PARALLEL RUNWAYS TO THE “POLICE PAD” WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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