ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297684
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 2002 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369E |
| Owner/operator: | Silverhawk Aviation, LLC |
| Registration: | N369ET |
| MSN: | 199E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6535 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Coulee, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gifford, WA |
| WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the crew was attempting to capture and collar a live deer with a net gun at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that the helicopter was not in position to fire at the deer when the gunner fired the net gun. The net became tangled in the main rotor blades, and the blades sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no prior mechanical malfunction or failure of the helicopter at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The net gunner's improper decision to fire the net gun at an angle that allowed the net to become entangled in the main rotor system. A factor was foreign object damage to the main rotor blades.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02LA024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 07:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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