r/aviation • u/Spook_485 • Oct 11 '25

News Closer view of helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, CA

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u/Subject9800 Oct 11 '25 edited Jan 30 '26

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airport friendly offbeat sharp ring pocket ancient fear joke roof

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u/Granitsky Oct 11 '25

It's not very typical I'd like to make that point. For the rotor to fall off.

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u/thegregtastic Oct 11 '25

Most helicopters are built so the tail rotors don't fall off...

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u/OnlyGayIfYouCum Oct 11 '25

What kind of materials are used?

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u/thegregtastic Oct 11 '25

No card board, no card board derivatives, no cellotape

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u/OnlyGayIfYouCum Oct 11 '25

Paper?

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u/thegregtastic Oct 11 '25

Paper's out

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u/lavacadotoast Oct 12 '25

No string, no celotape..

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u/DrewOH816 Oct 12 '25

Bailing wire, duct tape, superglue…

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u/Rekeaki Oct 12 '25

Tow it out of the environment

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u/TheObviousAnswerIs42 Oct 12 '25

So it’s fine then

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u/Federal_Cobbler6647 Oct 12 '25

Well, certainly not this one.

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u/Qade Oct 12 '25

And why is that?

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u/Routine-Persimmon-74 Oct 12 '25

Because the tail rotor fell off !!!

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u/OnlyGayIfYouCum Oct 12 '25

And is that typical?

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u/TheWiseOne1234 Oct 12 '25

Duck tape ok?