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Old 13th April 2025 | 06:57
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FlexibleResponse
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1. Vertical with tail-rotor(?)
2. Tail boom
3. Main rotor
4. Cabin



https://abcnews.go.com/US/tourist-he...y?id=120755978

Watch ABC News video at 1:18 and note that main rotor separation occurs a lot later than tail boom and tail rotor.
That would seem to indicate that the tail boom failed first after extreme and rapid yaw.




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