A bird-struck helicopter had to land in emergency at the West 30th Street heliport on the Hudson River, New York City, on the afternoon of October 3.
According to the FAA, the Bell B407 helicopter was hit by a bird while it was some 6 miles west-southwest of LaGuardia Airport.
The helicopter belongs to an aerial tour company. According to the General manager Kathleen Wiig, the incident happened when the helicopter was flying at around 1,500 feet and that the protocol requires immediate landing in such situations.
There were 7 people on-board at the time of incident, none of them required any medical attention.
The FAA is investigating.
EasyJet flight U2-6819 made an emergency landing at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport, Germany, on October 4th.
Nippon Cargo Airlines flight KZ-5207 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 29th.
American Airlines flight AA-952 made a safe landing after bird strike in Newark, New Jersey, on September 24th.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 14th.