ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237711
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| Date: | 04-JUL-2020 |
| Time: | 13:57 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 145 (BK 117C-2) |
| Owner/operator: | Metro Aviation |
| Registration: | N263MH |
| MSN: | 9311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wayne County Airport, Wooster, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Wayne County Airport (KBJJ), OH |
As the air ambulance helicopter began to take off following the hover, it traversed a grassy area adjacent to the ramp about 10 ft above ground level (AGL), where a silt construction fence was obscured by tall grass. As the helicopter overflew it the fence became unsecured and blew up and into the main and tail rotors. The crew then performed a forced landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, tailboom, and tail rotor blades. The occupants were uninjured.
Sources:
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20200705X55450&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=LA
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/hems-downed-by-fencing-fod/
Media:
Air Ambulance Helicopter Downed by Fencing FOD in Ohiohttps://t.co/AoLTnctb60 #flightsafety #aviationsafety #helicopter #accident #ntsb pic.twitter.com/zUZ0ZkELm7
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) September 8, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2020 15:47 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Jul-2020 08:01 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Sep-2020 15:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2020 15:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 08-Sep-2020 16:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Oct-2020 09:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Mar-2021 21:36 | rudy | Updated [[Embed code]] |
| 07-May-2021 17:35 | rudy | Updated [Category] |
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