There has been a fair amount of discussion about wirestrikes, avoidance and results. I stuffed up many years ago and turned a perfectly serviceable Bell 206L into a cabriolet,
Flying an Australian Army 206(while on an exchange posting) on exercise up on the Cape York peninsular, the one in front of me had a wire strike. Classic hidden pole with a single wire.
The wire went through the narrow gap between the top of the cutter and the disc and severed the pitch change rods. The aircraft did a gentle wingover, leading us to believe it was an intentional manoeuvre....until it hit the ground.
The pilot died of his head injuries, the commander was uninjured IIRC and the rear seat pax had a fractured femur.
Wire cutters aren't always the answer.