ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279624
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| Date: | Thursday 23 June 2022 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Hi Tech Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N2158T |
| MSN: | S1913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boonville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boonville, NC |
| Winston-Salem-Smith-Reynolds Airport, NC (INT/KINT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was at an enroute altitude of 1,500 ft mean sea level (500 ft above ground level), tuning a radio to the destination frequency, when he looked up there was a 'drone hovering' in the path of the helicopter. He reported that it struck the main rotor disk at the 2 o'clock position and it 'disintegrated.' The pilot evaluated the helicopter for vibrations or damage and elected to return to the departure airport, which was 3.5 miles away. He subsequently landed the helicopter without issue and during the postflight examination, he noted substantial damage to one of the main rotor blades. A sample was taken at the site of the main rotor blade damage and tested negative for bird DNA. A search for the unmanned aerial system was performed, however, no device was located. No Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) authorizations were requested for the area at the time of the accident. Additionally, no operational waivers had been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration for unmanned aerial system operations in the area at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The helicopter's impact with a non-biological object, which resulted in substantial damage to a main rotor blade.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA290
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2158T
https://aerossurance.com/helicopters/suspected-drone-helicopter-mac/
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Media:
A S300C suffered a suspected drone strike over North Carolina. https://t.co/KxAhVUDdbK #helicopter #drone #uas #rpas #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/YiJ9m1ANfg
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) November 5, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2022 20:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Jun-2022 23:35 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Category] |
| 03-Nov-2022 18:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 03-Nov-2022 19:36 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 03-Nov-2022 19:38 | harro | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Photo]] |
| 05-Nov-2022 10:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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