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Old 20th Oct 2022, 12:48
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A quick google search uncovered several articles on the 76 Crash.

It involved a Red Tail Hawk that hit the upper edge of the Windscreen and deformed the frame and pushed it back causing a loss of Engine Control.

Of note the Operator had replaced the original windscreens to save weight.

Safety Lessons from a Fatal Helicopter Bird Strike: Sikorsky S-76C++ N748P, 4 January 2009 - Aerossurance
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