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Bell 407 Chops Off Tail Inflight w/ NTSB Report





Bell 407 Chops Off Tail Inflight w/ NTSB Report  

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Author: Randy Rowles   Date: 12/12/2023 9:51:14 PM  +0/-0   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

The contact of the main rotor and subsequent loss of the tail boom is why the helicopter was spinning around and pointing to the ground. So yes...a Bell 407 has had main rotor to tail boom contact during a flight profile not associated with training or an autororation. 

 
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