ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237711
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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 2020 |
| Time: | 12:57 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 145 |
| Owner/operator: | Metrohealth System |
| Registration: | N263MH |
| MSN: | 9311 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4988 hours |
| Engine model: | Safran Arriel 1E2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wayne County Airport, Wooster, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wooster, OH |
| Oberlin, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During departure from a portable dolly, the helicopter crew flew over an area where silt construction fencing was installed. While the helicopter flew about 10 ft above ground level and over the fence, the fence became unsecured and blew up and into the main rotor system. The crew then performed a forced landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, tailboom, and tail rotor blades.
Although the crew was aware of the fence, they did not believe it would be a factor during the departure because they had previously flown over it with no issues.
Probable Cause: The entanglement of construction fencing into the main rotor system, which necessitated a forced landing that resulted in substantial damage to the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA264
Location
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] |
| 01-Jul-2022 09:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 04-Dec-2023 14:45 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
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