20260514003689I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3 · Houston, TX · May 14, 2026

Date
May 14, 2026 · 02:23 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
John S Dunn
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GVNA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N462MH
Reported as
Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3
Reported engine
SAFRAN ARRIEL-2E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter air ambulance was departing the Texas medical center elevated helipad, when it experienced a bird strike. The aircraft continuned to its destination, where the aircraft was inspected, no damage noted and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE WAS DEPARTING THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER ELEVATED HELIPAD, WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUNED TO ITS DESTINATION, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, NO DAMAGE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.