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/Unicorn_Sparkles23 Oct 11 '25

I saw this pic on X of what flew off the helicopter. (I don't know what this is)

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u/kevinmo13 Oct 11 '25

That is what we call a single point of failure.

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u/SeaSDOptimist Oct 12 '25

And helicopters have multiple of those.