Aviation

[gtb1943]

This type of failure can be caused by maneuvering the helicopter aggressively, which causes the main rotor to hit the tail boom and separate it. It’s pretty rare, but it happens.

no indication of any need by the pilot to do so. No aircraft nearby; not close to anything. Doubtful its pilot error. Now maybe he suffered a heart attack; stroke; etc. But other than that, looks more like failure of the aircraft more than pilot error.

 

[CyberB0b]

no indication of any need by the pilot to do so. No aircraft nearby; not close to anything. Doubtful its pilot error. Now maybe he suffered a heart attack; stroke; etc. But other than that, looks more like failure of the aircraft more than pilot error.

Yeah, I agree, but I was just pointing out that other things are possible. The NTSB is very good at their job and will find out what happened.

 

[gtb1943]

Yeah, I agree, but I was just pointing out that other things are possible. The NTSB is very good at their job and will find out what happened.

I hope something can come from this. Something that will make a difference. But sadly, most accidents only leave behind grief and loss.

While the vast majority of accidents have something to do with pilot error, I just have a hunch this is not one of them.

 

[triplets_93]

The pilot was a Navy Seal. I'll need some proof that the pilot was messing up.

 

[Tabascocat]

The pilot was a Navy Seal. I'll need some proof that the pilot was messing up.

To be fair, SEALs don’t train to fly helicopters. He had to have done it on his own time which begs the question…..how much experience did he have? With that said, I don’t think it was pilot error either.

 

[gtb1943]

To be fair, SEALs don’t train to fly helicopters. He had to have done it on his own time which begs the question…..how much experience did he have? With that said, I don’t think it was pilot error either.

Yeah, I think catastrophic failure