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Old 6th Mar 2017, 15:04
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Viper 7
 
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So with the remains of the tail tucked in where they are, the machine might have been spinning...er...left on impact?


Of course when the MR hit the ground the fuselage might have torgued to the left (right from cockpit) when the rotors hit...surprisingly difficult to figure isn't it?


I can't remember seeing another heli crash with the wreckage inverted like this.


We all think tail rotor right away (esp here in Canada after the Griffon 420 crash) but it was in the mountains, which can be sinister and malevolent even in light winds. 9 pax with their FF gear and a full load of fuel turning downwind below TL in downdraft...? Been in similar in a 412. Not fun.


The video from the pax will tell a lot I imagine.


RIP lads.
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