'We're gone' - last words from cockpit of Rescue 116 as report reveals 'rapid pitch up' - Independent.ie
Not sure where they are getting that info, AAIU page has no preliminary report published yet.
Downed Rescue 116 'pitched up rapidly' in final seconds before striking terrain, preliminary report reveals
A preliminary report into downed Rescue 116 has revealed the coastguard helicopter 'pitched up rapidly' in its final seconds.
The report relied on data recovered from the FLight Data recorder and the Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) card.
"Flight data recorded on the Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) card and the FDR, showed that the helicopter was in stable level flight at 200 ft Radio Altitude, 75 kts Indicated Airspeed, helicopter heading 120 degrees magnetic (approximately) on a track towards waypoint BLKMO. In the final seconds, the helicopter pitched up rapidly,impacted with terrain at the western end of Black Rock and departed from controlled flight", the report states.
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