ironchefflay:
the MGB on the crashed aircraft did not lose main rotor drive. the main rotor was still turning on impact. you all seem to be avoiding that fact. along with the fact that the engines were shut down and the aircraft appeared to be flaring to ditch. still under control very possibly.
You talking about Cougar? If the engines were off, it is because their tail rotor drive gear in the MGB failed. That is a fact.