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02-15-2023, 10:00 PM
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Blackhawk down in North Alabama
our Pastor told us his daughter can see the smoke from her house. Traffic tied up too.
All dead, but here are some questions; How many on board? So far only reporting 2. What caused it to go down? Whose is it? Here's a statement: Redstone Arsenal has stated "it isn't one of ours". |
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02-15-2023, 10:18 PM
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On the news they said it was a National Guard helicopter.
No other details at that time. 
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02-16-2023, 09:24 AM
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Yea, news info stated it was a TN NG training run. Video show it dropping, freefall straight down like a rock.
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02-16-2023, 09:39 AM
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Later news says it had 2 people onboard.
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02-16-2023, 12:58 PM
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That video was hard to watch and the sound of it impacting the ground
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02-16-2023, 01:25 PM
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I think the only thing that will cause a chopper to fall like that is a total failure of the rotor/gearbox ... even just freewheeling it would not have dropped like that. Makes me think either the gearbox locked up or they somehow lost one of the blades.
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02-16-2023, 02:31 PM
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Maybe the "JESUS NUT" came off. That would immediately remove any ability to remain in flight.
Many people have no concept of how easy it is for a helicopter to fall from the sky. Not making this up "If the Jesus nut were to fail in flight, the rotor would detach from the helicopter and the only thing left for the crew to do would be to "pray to Jesus." The nut/pin must be checked before the flight even though real examples of the Jesus nut/pin failing are rare." Tom V.
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02-16-2023, 04:18 PM
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Well, UH-60 has a differing top-retention approach, that the images below might convey an understanding.
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02-16-2023, 05:16 PM
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02-17-2023, 11:05 AM
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