Originally Posted by
SASless
In the two 225/332 events....did the gearbox depart either or both aircraft prior to final impact?
If you point out which events you are referring to, it would help.
If you mean the tragic accident where the top of the main gearbox departed, complete with the rotor head and all four blades still attached, there wouldn't be the same out of balance forces as if a single blade came off.