Well,here`s a few`endings`,after things have gone `quiet`...
Tail rotor and gearbox both departed,landed on a hilltop,luckily a tree stump burst a tyre,so we didn`t roll off.
Engine surged over a mangrove swamp(middle pic, going L-R),about a mile over `shark and croc infested estuary,taking 6 pilots to help the Navy on a troop lift.Had to fly at min.RRPM,170 ,for range ,as I ..did not wish to get wet,then a wild,flaring turn pointing at the beach.Unfortunately ,nose-wheels dug in a blade hit the sand ,then sliced the tail.....This happened 10 days after the t/r failure.
New Squadron co-pilot flying approach to hill-top LZ ,gets low/slow,pulls big handfull of collective,forgets to use pedals,engine surges,and down the hillside we go`.,scrabbling for airspeed and RRPM,,BETWEEN THE TREES INTO A LOG FILLED SWAMP,NOSEWHEELS DIG IN,AND WE STOP...He made Gp.Capt,and Staish later..I didn`t..!
No animals /pilots/crew were injured,no nearby schools were terrorised,and flying suits were soon cleaned..
Moral is..if crashing is inevitable,never give up,and fly it under control as long as you can...
NB..ALL aircraft were repaired within weeks after recovery by Belvedere....