Colombian fatal 19th March 2023

[sycamore]

Here`s one I prepared earlier..58 yrs ago,this month..in Borneo.. t/rotor and g/box departed whilst formating at about 70-80 kts; sudden `Bang` ,and found I was looking at the jungle about 90* to stbd,and with the stick on the aft limit.Put out a `Mayday`,as I thought I`d collided with the other a/c,put the lever down,and spotted a clearing on a small hilltop.Shut down the engine and F/L on the hill,burst a main tyre,which probably stopped the a/c from rolling back,as it had been difficult to `flare,due reduced back stick..A reward was offered to anyone of the locals/friendlies
finding bits..95% recovered in a couple of days,;problem was the hub-blade spindle had a long fatigue crack due to poor quality thread cutting at manufacture.A/c was flying again 2 weeks later.....Just a few days after Ihad another F/LDG after engine failure...