Brazilian Probe Exploring Control Rod Bearing Failure In H160 Ditching

H160 accident
Credit: Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center
Brazilian air accident investigators are exploring how a combination of fatigue and overload stresses caused the failure of main rotor components that prompted an Airbus H160 crew to make an emergency ditching into the Atlantic Ocean. All eight people onboard the Omni Táxi Aéreo-operated H160 twin...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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