Pilot Debrief

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 near Moran, KS — 2024-03-29

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Date
2024-03-29
Location
Moran, KS, USA
Airport
CNU
Aircraft
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
Registration
N910GX
Category
Helicopter
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

An in-flight collision with birds while in cruise flight.

NTSB narrative

The air ambulance pilot reported that he was enroute to his destination when two large birds impacted the helicopter, which resulted in substantial damage to the pitch change link assembly and drive link assembly. The helicopter began to “hop vertically” and controllability was in question, so the pilot made a precautionary landing without incident.

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