In March of 2012, a jury ordered the manufacturer of the helicopter’s engines, General Electric, to pay $69.7 million to William Coultas (the surviving pilot), his wife, and the estate of Roark Schwanenberg (the pilot who was killed).
Several times the NSTB report states the engines were performing normally and did not contribute to the accident ..... so why would General Electric have to pay the $69.7 million ?? Strange !!