What happened
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03/05/2024 15.35 MST, Fort Morgan, CO, AS350C3, privacy data omittedflight, sustained bird strike causing windshield to break out forcing soft landing @ Fort Morgan - off highway 52 and county road t.5 just north of the south platte river. Pilot and two flight nurses were aboard at the tmie. Pilot received minor injury to his face, the nurses were not injured.
The canopy shattered during the bird strike and parts of the canopy impacted the rotor blades causing substantial damage to the blades.
The oerator is in the process of replacing the three blades, pilot's windshield and performing an major impact inspection. No further action taken.
As the FAA filed it
03/05/2024 15.35 MST, FORT MORGAN, CO, AS350C3, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FLIGHT, SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKE CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO BREAK OUT FORCING SOFT LANDING @ FORT MORGAN - OFF HIGHWAY 52 AND COUNTY ROAD T.5 JUST NORTH OF THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER. PILOT AND TWO FLIGHT NURSES WERE ABOARD AT THE TMIE. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY TO HIS FACE, THE NURSES WERE NOT INJURED.
THE CANOPY SHATTERED DURING THE BIRD STRIKE AND PARTS OF THE CANOPY IMPACTED THE ROTOR BLADES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BLADES.
THE OERATOR IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE THREE BLADES, PILOT'S WINDSHIELD AND PERFORMING AN MAJOR IMPACT INSPECTION. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.
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