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Despite improvements in offshore flight safety since Cougar tragedy, federal agency says there’s ‘still a risk’
12 Mar 2024 09:44 GMT
… oil loss and subsequent catastrophic tail rotor drive failure was identified as the … determined that the possibility of failure was “extremely remote” and allowed … a loophole that, if this failure mode is extremely unlikely, then …
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Damaged tail rotor to blame for helicopter crash in 2018 that killed Leicester owner and 4 others
05 Sep 2023 23:19 GMT
… (AP) — A damaged tail rotor was to blame for a … because a bearing in the tail rotor broke up due to its … pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor, investigators found, and it … described this as “a catastrophic failure,” causing the helicopter to spin …
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Tail rotor driveshaft failure
19 May 2023 03:22 GMT
… the failure of a Bell 505 helicopter’s tail rotor driveshaft, … the helicopter revealed the tail rotor driveshaft had failed.
… immediately following the shaft failure, both assisted in … here the report: Tail rotor driveshaft failure involving Bell Textron 505 …
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The tail rotor of a Broward Sheriff's Office Fire-Rescue helicopter is seen in the backyard of a home on NW 10th Street on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The helicopter was seen in distress before crashing into a building southwest of Pompano Beach Airpark
29 Aug 2023 00:13 GMT
Two people were killed when a Broward County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crashed into an apartment building in Pompano Beach on Monday morning, officials said.
Around 8:46 a.m. local time, “emergency personnel responded to a call of an aircraft alert …
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Helicopter crash, Broome: Major update after Jess Millar, 12, was killed in chopper accident alongside pilot who had a 'high-risk appetite'
13 Mar 2024 14:42 GMT
… in the helicopter's tail rotor pedals.
The ATSB report found … an overstress fracture caused the tail rotor gearbox to separate from the … used.
Mr Benbow slammed the failure, saying it could have prevented …
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Leicester City crash failure was 'irrecoverable' by pilot
06 Sep 2023 04:33 GMT
… pilot to recover from the tail rotor failure on the helicopter that crashed … at night after the tail rotor failed. The tail rotor counteracts the torque of … with the bearing in the tail rotor of the Leonardo AW169 helicopter …
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Leicester City crash failure was 'irrecoverable' by pilot -final report
06 Sep 2023 04:13 GMT
… pilot to recover from the tail rotor failure on the helicopter that crashed … at night after the tail rotor failed. The tail rotor counteracts the torque of … with the bearing in the tail rotor of the Leonardo AW169 helicopter …
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Tail rotor failure may have caused S-70C chopper crash: Navy
23 Jun 2022 06:18 GMT
… inquiry has shown that a tail rotor failure may have caused a Taiwan … been caused by mechanical failure of the tail rotor, citing the accounts of …
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Taiwan Navy suspects tail rotor failure as cause of S-70C crash
23 Jun 2022 06:37 GMT
… 22) points to a failure of the tail rotor, Navy Chief of Staff … that the helicopter's tail rotor failed, CNA reported.
Chiang said …
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On day of Elba crash, FAA published document on tail rotor problems on Bell 429 helicopter
29 Apr 2022 10:36 GMT
… had demanded regular inspections of tail rotor parts – vulnerable to corrosion … regarding the Bell 429 tail rotor, many connected to its … in-flight failure of a T/R (tail rotor) link,… torque checks of the tail rotor gearbox attachment hardware, and …