# Incident 20250415004079I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2+, Redwood Valley, CA, April 15, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2025, 22:04 local time
- Place: Redwood Valley, CA
- Airport: Ukiah Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JBZA
- Location: 39.1259° N, 123.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UKIAH MUNI (UKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1259&lon=-123.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (registry code 5620030, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-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: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,295 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250415004079I

## Narrative

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

BIRD WAS NOT OBSERVED PRIOR TO IMPACT. STRIKE WAS FIRST NOTICED BY A LOUD BANG AND AIR FLOWING THROUGH THE COCKPIT. AFTER REALIZING THAT IT WAS A BIRD STRIKE, CREW LANDED BACK AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT SAFELY AND SHUT DOWN TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSCREEN WAS DAMAGED FROM BIRD INTRUSION. THERE WAS ALSO A DENT NOTED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE INSTURMENT PANEL.  OPERATOR SUBMITTED FAA FORM 5200-7

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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