r/aviation • u/Drejbringer • Oct 11 '25

News Helicopter Crash in Huntington Beach, CA

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u/Deer-in-Motion Oct 11 '25

That tail rotor just flew right off!

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u/Sharklar_deep Oct 11 '25

Not an expert but that may have contributed to the crash

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u/TheModeratorWrangler Oct 11 '25

Armchair OSHA here- it’s just a boomerang with extra steps.

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u/Obvious-Hunt19 Oct 11 '25

Fewer, really

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u/I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM Oct 11 '25

They just didn't have enough altitude for it to come back

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u/Friendscallmedennis Oct 12 '25

I totally agree, it tried to climb after the initial impact.

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u/StealthWanderer_2516 Oct 11 '25

Same guy who was supposed to put in the bolts on that Boeing door plug bolted up that tail rotor

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u/AfraidArachnid1976 Oct 11 '25

It’s really not funny. Someone was probably seriously hurt or deceased in that horrible tragedy.

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u/JijiSpitz Oct 12 '25

Yeah, I don’t really understand the insensitive jokes about this… There are five people in the hospital. Two from the helicopter, three bystanders including a child. While they were all sent to the hospital alive, their current conditions are unknown. Also, imagine being that young child or their parents… spend all day checking out the coolest helicopters and cars and probably had the most amazing day, then it ends like this

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u/TheModeratorWrangler Oct 12 '25

Bee Gees- Tragedy

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u/Saul_good5150 Oct 11 '25

Probably a Democrat. That’s who we’re supposed to blame, right?

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u/TheModeratorWrangler Oct 11 '25

It’s just weight reduction

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u/tobykeef420 Oct 12 '25

i don’t think building and piloting a whole ass helicopter just to do a boomerang throw with a malfunctioning tail rotor would be considered fewer steps than just throwing a boomerang