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nomorehelosforme
5th Oct 2022, 11:07
Report states 3 dead and 2 injured, attached link has video of the incident.Three marines were killed and two others were injured after their helicopter plummeted into a field in southeastern Mexico (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/mexico/index.html).

The helicopter was spotted by a resident hovering near a port in Centla, Tabasco, when it suddenly crashed Saturday afternoon.

According to Navy, the aircraft was conducting a reconnaissance flight in the region.


It spun around multiple times before it fell from the sky, a cellphone video showed.

Additional footage showed residents from a public housing complex and authorities rushing to the crash site located near a school for kindergarteners and rescued two soldiers as smoked rose from the wreckage.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11280099/Navy-helicopter-spins-control-killing-three-Mexican-marines.html

megan
6th Oct 2022, 00:05
MD Explorer run out of left pedal?

Flying Binghi
6th Oct 2022, 01:33
MD Explorer run out of left pedal?

Seeing as its Mexico, the pilot may just have had his left foot shot off..:(

skadi
6th Oct 2022, 05:58
MD Explorer run out of left pedal?

BK117 C2, no MD

skadi

6th Oct 2022, 07:35
If that's not just a TR drive failure, I'll be surprised.