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<blockquote data-quote="Blkkbgt" data-source="post: 16357391" data-attributes="member: 117234"><p>This is 100% relative to the conditions and flight profile of the aircraft at the time of a single engine failure. Density altitude, speed, total aircraft weight and proximity to the ground all play into a helicopters ability to fly with one engine out.</p><p></p><p>With 9 total passengers and most likely nearly a full tank of fuel I am guessing the pilot did not have single engine capability below 40 knots due to the total aircraft weight being so high. This would also mean he did not have out of ground effect hover capability. If he was going slow due to lack of visibility and something in one engine let go there would be little chance of survival at the last reported altitude. He could have easily been in a situation where the helicopter would have fallen like a rock.</p><p></p><p>I am making a guess as to what MAY have happened here based off of past experiences but everything I said is totally possible and factual.</p><p></p><p>Edit:</p><p></p><p>Looking at the crash site photos the helicopter obviously hit very hard this doesn't scream single engine failure to me. Even with one engine out I am not sure they would hit that hard. I think there may have been some other failure caused this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blkkbgt, post: 16357391, member: 117234"] This is 100% relative to the conditions and flight profile of the aircraft at the time of a single engine failure. Density altitude, speed, total aircraft weight and proximity to the ground all play into a helicopters ability to fly with one engine out. With 9 total passengers and most likely nearly a full tank of fuel I am guessing the pilot did not have single engine capability below 40 knots due to the total aircraft weight being so high. This would also mean he did not have out of ground effect hover capability. If he was going slow due to lack of visibility and something in one engine let go there would be little chance of survival at the last reported altitude. He could have easily been in a situation where the helicopter would have fallen like a rock. I am making a guess as to what MAY have happened here based off of past experiences but everything I said is totally possible and factual. Edit: Looking at the crash site photos the helicopter obviously hit very hard this doesn't scream single engine failure to me. Even with one engine out I am not sure they would hit that hard. I think there may have been some other failure caused this. [/QUOTE]
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