If I had to guess...

Author: Anonymous Date: 3/20/2026 8:58:47 PM +5/-3 Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or In New Window

Low speed, OGE, encountered Vortex Ring state/settling w/power/power settling (choose your favored term), M/R contacted the tailboom, aircraft descended vertically in right rotation (from video). Don't think the M/R separated in flight as the M/R, mast and tmsn are close to the wreckage and the aircraft becomes ballistic after you lose the M/R.

Similar to the B429 in New York and the Virginia State Police B407.

We'll see in a couple of years when the NTSB gets around to it.

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NTSB Prelim on Arizona Police Crash is published +3/-4 Anonymous 3/11/2026 10:13:41 AM

Either cut and repaste it into your url bar, or (NT) +3/-3 remove the wdr/> in URL manually 3/11/2026 12:47:26 PM

When a link is clicked on JH, it generally adds a soft paragraph break into (NT) +5/-2 the moved url for some reason. 3/11/2026 12:48:45 PM

When a link is clicked on JH, it generally adds a soft paragraph break into +2/-2 I have 3/11/2026 3:53:30 PM

Done it all ways, and sometimes it works right, somethimes it doesn't (NT) +2/-4 depends on the characters in the link 3/11/2026 3:56:31 PM

Done it all ways, and sometimes it works right, somethimes it doesn't

+6/-2 Anonymous 3/11/2026 4:11:04 PM

Yup, actually used that posting the link at the top of this thread +3/-3 DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK! 3/11/2026 4:34:33 PM

For instance: +5/-2 Anonymous 3/11/2026 4:38:20 PM

For instance: +5/-2 Still 3/11/2026 4:49:20 PM

Exactly! You have to REMOVE the highlighted part in your URL (NT) +1/-2 after it moves it there! 3/11/2026 4:53:05 PM

Exactly! You have to REMOVE the highlighted part in your URL +2/-6 What 3/11/2026 5:13:25 PM

Exactly! You have to REMOVE the highlighted part in your URL +1/-4 Hmmmm! 3/11/2026 5:16:32 PM

Preliminary Report +6/-5 Capt Nemo 3/12/2026 5:41:03 AM

Preliminary Report +2/-2 Deja view 3/12/2026 9:51:27 AM

Preliminary Report +3/-3 Synonymous 3/12/2026 10:09:09 AM

Preliminary Report (NT) +2/-2 Tend to Agree...RIP 3/15/2026 2:16:01 PM

Preliminary Report +1/-2 Capt Nemo 3/15/2026 7:38:18 PM

Preliminary Report +2/-4 Also Agree... 3/16/2026 9:05:48 AM

Best theory? +3/-3 Anonymous 3/16/2026 8:36:13 PM

If I had to guess... +5/-3 Anonymous 3/20/2026 8:58:47 PM

Best theory? +3/-3 washing the weasle 4/26/2026 1:01:12 PM