# Incident 20250131000219I: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3, Greeley, CO, January 31, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2025, 18:20 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (GXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B3 (registry code 1145004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250131000219I

## Narrative

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

A NIGHT HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO A MAIN ROTOR BLADE, THE EMPANAGE/VERTICAL STABILIZER AND A TAIL ROTOR BLADE.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTANINED AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO HIS BASE UNEVENTFULLY.

## Other reports on N853MB (1)

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

- [Accident 20240305000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240305000739A), Mar 5, 2024: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 (N853MB), Fort Morgan, CO, Substantial damage. 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…

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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