McDonnell Douglas 369E N2066W
6 December 2013 · Monticello, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 December 2013 at about 16:45 local time, a McDonnell Douglas 369E registered N2066W, operated by Drangonfly Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Monticello, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monticello, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9261, -109.3381
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas 369E
- Registration
- N2066W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1997
- Operator
- Drangonfly Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monticello → Monticello
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The passenger's accidental discharge of the net gun which resulted in the net going through a main rotor blade.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2013 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Paradise Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2013 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Jackson, Kentucky, United States | U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminstration | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2013 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Pinal County Sheriff's Office | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2013 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Burns, Oregon, United States | P J Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2014 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Northport, Alabama, United States | Rotorworks LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2014 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Mesa, Arizona, United States | City of Mesa | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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