# Accident 20131206023869A: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, Monticello, UT, December 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2013, 18:30 local time
- Place: Monticello, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9261° N, 109.3381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9261&lon=-109.3381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2066W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131206023869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING ANIMAL CAPTURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST LIFTED OFF AND WAS IN A HOVER ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) WHEN A HANDHELD ANIMAL CAPTURE NET GUN, HELD BY THE PASSENGER, DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY TO HIMSELF OR THE PASSENGER. THE DISCHARGE CAUSED A HOLE IN ONE ROTOR BLADE, AND DAMAGE TO OTHER ROTOR BLADES AND THE ROTOR AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA066), Dec 6, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N2066W), Monticello, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger's accidental discharge of the net gun which resulted in the net going through a main rotor blade.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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