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Old 2nd Jul 2014, 07:58
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Hilife
 
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The root cause of the accident was loss of oil flow to the rear mast bearings, causing them to overheat and seize.
Blocked oil jets yes, but not the rear mast bearings, but the forward transmission pinion assembly.

This was followed by failure of the forward synch shaft, the result of which was that the forward blades took out the aft rotor.

A terribly sad day.
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