The NTSB found a goose in the flight controls of the Bell 206L-3 air ambulance that crashed in Oklahoma on January 20, killing all three crew aboard. The aircraft was on a Part 135 repositioning flight at 11:23 p.m. local time en route from Oklahoma City to Weatherford at 500 to 600 feet agl and 110 knots at the time of the accident, according to ADS-B data. The last ADS-B hit was 210 feet east of the main wreckage. According to the NTSB preliminary report, “The carcasses of several geese were located in the debris field as well as one embedded in a flight control servo.”
The NTSB report noted that the “main wreckage consisted of the fuselage, engine, and tail rotor. The transmission had separated from the fuselage and was located at the site. The white main rotor blade was fractured [and] found in an adjacent field. The red main rotor blade was also fractured and found near the main rotor hub. The mast nut had separated and was located in the debris field. [...] The US Air Force’s Avian Hazard Advisory System found the probability of bird activity low in the vicinity of the accident.”
The 1991 helicopter, registration N295AE, was operated by Global Medical Response unit Air Evac.