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Old 17th Jun 2016, 18:05
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Tinribs
 
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variety between countries investigations

During my RAF service and then civil flying, 20+ years in each, I was a bystander in two accidents and a participant in two.
The standards of investigation vary greatly
My accident report from Russia stated "the pilot allowed the helicopter tail to touch the ground during the landing". Actually the aircraft was out of control for the last 100 ft and crashed nose first into soft ground as shown by my post crash photographs. The nose area was smashed in but the nose leg was intact
There is, of course, room for opinion but the facts don't change.
Aswell as doubting the media and interested parties reports we should have great care accepting without question some countries statements,
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