# Accident 20260402012729A: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2, Redding, CA, April 2, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2026, 10:45 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Regional Airprot
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JBZA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 (registry code 1145302, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-ec-130-t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,222 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260402012729A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF, WITHIN REDDING AIRPORT CLASS D AIRSPACE AT ABOUT 700-800 FEET AND 85 KIAS, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE WITH INTRUSION AT THE PILOT'S WINDSCREEN, LOWER LEFT CORNER. THE BIRD REMAINED INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND PILOT TURNED AROUND, FLEW THE 2 MILES BACK TO THE RAMP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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