# Incident 20260514003689I: Airbus Helicopters Inc MBB-BK117 D-3, Houston, TX, May 14, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2026, 02:23 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: John S Dunn
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GVNA
- Location: 29.7133° N, 95.3947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN S DUNN (38TE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7133&lon=-95.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N462MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3 (registry code 5620037, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-mbb-bk117-d-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIEL-2E (registry code 59998, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-2e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC MBB-BK117 D-3
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIEL 2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260514003689I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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