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Air Care - Non-injury incident



Date: 3/28/09 0025 EDT

Program: Air Care
	521 W. State Road 434 #305
	Longwood, FL 32750

Type: BK 117 B-2
Tail #: N370SS
Operator/Vendor: Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.

Weather: BKN250, P6SM, 170/6

Team: Pilot, Flight Nurse, Flight Paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	Returning to base, 1 minute from langing aircraft experienced a bird
	strike. After landing the aircraft was inspected with damage to the
	avionics access door noted. Door was replaced with serviceable door
	and aircraft returned to service. 

Source: Clark Kurschner, Director of Operations, Omniflight

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