ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347676
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 2023 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | Air Evac EMS Inc |
| Registration: | N490AE |
| MSN: | 52336 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7344 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mitchell, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis, IN (81II) |
| Paoli, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The air medical flight departed from a hospital and was enroute to the operator's base of operation. About 30 minutes after departure, while in cruise flight, at an airspeed of about 109 kts and an altitude of about 1,058 ft above ground level, the helicopter encountered a bird strike with a Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus). A heavy vibration ensued, and the pilot performed an off-airport landing to a field. The helicopter sustained substantial damage, which was a bent pitch change link for the main rotor system, from the bird strike.
Probable Cause: The inflight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA017
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N490AE
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2023 08:36 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:44 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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