St. Anthony's Flight For Life - Non-injury incident

DATE		4/27/02 1645 mdt

PROGRAM		St. Anthony's Flight For Life

VENDOR		Rocky Mountain Helicopters

ADDRESS
		4231 W. 16th Ave
		Denver, CO 80204

WEATHER		Clear. Not a factor

AIRCRAFT_TYPE	AS350B3

TAIL#		N396LG

TEAM		Pilot, Nurse, Paramedic. No injuries reported. 
		Patient on board.  

DESCRIPTION	Enroute to the Childrens Hospital in Denver from 
		Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, a 
		hawk collided with the left hand windscreen, 
		shattering it. The crew was showered with pieces 
		of plexiglass, as well as blood and feathers from 
		the hawk.  The pilot executed an immediate landing 
		in a vacant baseball field with no further damage. 
		 The patient, a child who had been struck by a 
		car, had been medicated and slept through the 
		entire event.  His transport was completed by 
		Denver AirLife. 

ADDITIONAL INFO	All crew members were wearing SPH-5 helmets.

SOURCE		David Kearns, MS, RN

VIA		Roseanne Krantz, CONCERN

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