What happened
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On August 4, 2015, N611CK a SH-3 helicopter struck a tree while conducting firefighting operations. The aircraft descended into a confined area to pick up water with its snorkel. None of the pilots on board had seen the tree in their final approach . The rotor blades struck the tree at the 5 o?clock position. The pilots felt a shutter and recognized they had hit a tree. They aborted the approach to the water and found a place to land safely away for the fire. There were no injuries reported by the pilots.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 4, 2015, N611CK A SH-3 HELICOPTER STRUCK A TREE WHILE CONDUCTING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A CONFINED AREA TO PICK UP WATER WITH ITS SNORKEL. NONE OF THE PILOTS ON BOARD HAD SEEN THE TREE IN THEIR FINAL APPROACH . THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TREE AT THE 5 O?CLOCK POSITION. THE PILOTS FELT A SHUTTER AND RECOGNIZED THEY HAD HIT A TREE. THEY ABORTED THE APPROACH TO THE WATER AND FOUND A PLACE TO LAND SAFELY AWAY FOR THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PILOTS.
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