Community Medical Center - Non-injury incident

Date: 10/11/08 1230 MDT

Program: Community Medical Center, Missoula, MT

Type: AS350B3
Tail #: N3817
Operator/Vendor: Careflight

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, flight nurse, and flight paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	The team was attending a PR at a local fire department field location
	for a search and rescue training day. The physical location was next
	to a river in a canyon area.  Upon completion, the helicopter lifted
	and initiated a departure to the west into the wind. During the climb
	out, contact was made with unmarked distribution wires which stretched
	across the river and that had not been spotted during the low recon
	before landing. The quarter inch wires contacted the windscreen
	causing minor damage. The pilot maneuvered the helicopter to a clear
	area and shut down to access for damage. The incident was reported and
	an investigation initiated.

Additional Info: 
	The crew has been debriefed and assisted with their concerns about
	this event. 

Source: Ray Wall, VP Safety

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