The only sign of damage is the chipped yellow paint on the tail rudder. So how did this happen?
Action 3 News learned many LifeNet helicopters fly with safety equipment like night vision goggles and a wire strike kit. The helicopter that clipped the high power line does not have either.
...the video shows the AS350 performing a vertical takeoff, if anything turning his tail into the wire (not clear if they might have drifted into it) - surely a wire cutter would have helped!
Once again an A+ on the background research for this article!
