I suggest you lurk a while and read up on the topic before you post...
Phil77 accused me of lecturing, says I should read up on subjects I know nothing about.
I don't lecture. But I do search for info, and draw attention to it. You'll find references to the aerodynamic dangers of helicopters getting too close to fixed wing a/c in this AOPA report, as I did, and I doubt that many private pilots are aware of the hazard:
AOPA Online: Landmark Accidents: Down and Locked
NTSB won't report their findings for a while yet. Maybe a long while. We do know that both machines had a right to be in that corridor. Engine failure is highly unlikely. In the absence of black boxes, it will probably be speculative, and finally put down to joint lack of care (see and avoid).
In the meantime, we are all putting in our 2 cents worth. At the least, it may help avoid a future accident.
