ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206122
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| Date: | Monday 12 February 2018 |
| Time: | 15:53 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Wildlife Services |
| Registration: | N338HW |
| MSN: | 890559D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6339 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Currant Creek, Wasatch County, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that he was maneuvering at a low altitude in an attempt to net an elk. When the helicopter was approximately above the elk, his attention was immediately focused forward due to a small rise in terrain. He pitched the helicopter’s nose up, and the helicopter started to shake and spin. Subsequently, the helicopter struck the ground, the right skid broke, and the helicopter came to rest on its right side.
Postaccident examination revealed that the tail rotor had struck the elk when the pilot pitched the helicopter’s nose up.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom and rotor.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an elk while maneuvering at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/wildlife-netting-accidents
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Search And Rescue Respond After Elk Crashes Research Hughes 369D Helicopter, Utah, USA via @IFLScience: https://t.co/kmyzrz8b2J pic.twitter.com/6GDNAchxCW
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 16 février 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2018 10:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Feb-2018 16:10 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2018 13:07 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2018 13:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Feb-2018 14:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2018 15:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 18:41 | harro | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 03-Jun-2018 09:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source] |
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