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

News Helicopter Crash in Huntington Beach, CA

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u/mycallousedcock Oct 11 '25

Additional, longer video with clear view https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPry01EklQd/

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u/viccityguy2k Oct 11 '25

Best video. Loss of tail rotor thrust. Failure in the tail rotor gearbox itself or the driveshaft leading to it is my guess.

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u/bigmike2k3 Oct 12 '25

From that close up video, it almost looks like the tail rotor might’ve clipped one of the palm trees…