Iowa pilot flying again after waterfowl crashed through windshield of his helicopter

Published December 8, 2023 7:46 AM

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa helicopter pilot is back in the air, two weeks after a waterfowl smashed through the windshield of his chopper and knocked him for a loop. Pilot Troy McCormick told KCAU-TV that he’s lucky he wasn’t hurt worse on Nov. 23 when what he believed was a duck came crashing through the windshield. He returned to work Wednesday. McCormick flies for Wings Rescue in Sioux City. He was en route to Storm Lake Hospital to pick up a patient. The chopper was near the hospital when the accident happened. McCormick was covered in blood and feathers but was able to divert to Storm Lake Airport and land. He believes he may have been briefly knocked out.

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