ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289625
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| Date: | Friday 6 December 2013 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Drangonfly Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N2066W |
| MSN: | 0536E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 SERIE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monticello, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Monticello, UT |
| Monticello, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he took off and hovered about 100 feet above the ground when the net gun, which was held by the passenger, accidentally discharged. The helicopter started to vibrate; the pilot landed the helicopter uneventfully and shut it down. Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed the net went through one of the main rotor blades and damaged the others. There were no reported preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The passenger's accidental discharge of the net gun which resulted in the net going through a main rotor blade.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR14CA066
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 16:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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