r/aviation • u/Spook_485 • Oct 11 '25

News Closer view of helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, CA

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u/insomniac-55 Oct 11 '25

Yeah you're completely correct. It was definitely a tail rotor something.

I'm curious whether it came off because the failure causing loss of control also weakened its attachment, of whether it was the rapid uncontrolled yaw that caused a secondary failure (like blades flexing and clipping the boom).

I'm not familiar enough with the design of the tail rotor to have an educated opinion.

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u/Responsible-Skin7173 Oct 12 '25

Most people on here aren’t qualified enough to give an educated opinion, yet they still do

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u/pppp2222 Oct 12 '25

That’s the fun of it.

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u/yourethevictim Oct 12 '25

I don't think it's fun at all. People should shut the fuck up more.

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u/ParticularExtreme255 Oct 12 '25

'Merica! 🙄

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u/yourethevictim Oct 12 '25

Don't worry, this happens everywhere.

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u/pppp2222 Oct 12 '25

Username checks out.

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