Originally Posted by
MechEngr
A New York tour helicopter went down because a front passenger's bag strap caught a critical control on the cockpit floor.
Here it is:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ash/415706002/
There's no good excuse - there are many suppliers of iPad mounts to attach them to pretty much anything in a reasonably solid manner. It's horrifying to suspect the guy who dropped the iPad knew dropping it was the cause of the control problem and be unable to reach it. A good day doing a good job and suddenly this? It's like those Final Destination movies.
pretty sure it was the passenger’s tether that snagged it - although this news article is a quote in the immediate aftermath.