Citation

Washburn BE, Cisar PJ, DeVault TL. Transp. Res. D Trans. Environ. 2013; 24: 83-88.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trd.2013.06.004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper examines wildlife strikes with civil helicopters within the US. Month and time of day, location, and other factors influenced the frequency of wildlife strikes with civil helicopters. Wildlife strikes occurred most frequently when the aircraft were traveling en route or engaged in terrain flight. Birds accounted for over 97% of the wildlife strikes where the animal was identified.