Incident Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil N881SD,
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Date:Wednesday 13 October 2021
Time:02:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:City of San Diego
Registration: N881SD
MSN: 8778
Year of manufacture:2019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:San Diego, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Aerial patrol
Departure airport:San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF/KMYF)
Destination airport:San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF/KMYF)
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Rotorcraft struck two birds in cruise flight damaging the nose and window.

Sources:

FAA

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N881SD
https://assets.verticalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Valor_Fall2020_3w.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2021 00:00 Captain Adam Added

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