Originally Posted by
SASless
That was not a Tail Boom Strike by a Main Rotor Blade.....that was a Tail Boom SEVERED by the the Main Rotor.....a significant difference in my book.
As to the. cause....something major to cause that amount of downward flexing or tilting of the Main Rotor..
A small clue for you pprune accident investigators.....the close proximity of the severed bits would suggest it happened pretty close to where the rest of the aircraft fetched up.
Good result in my book if was able engine failure.
Machine egress available by opening doors and walking out!
I would say they are still making EC120s but they are not…