Bell 525 Broke Up In Flight, NTSB Says

Credit: Bell 525
LONDON—NTSB investigators say the first prototype Bell 525 helicopter broke up in flight before crashing on July 6. In a short preliminary report released Aug. 4, the NTSB said the aircraft—called FTV1 and registered N525TA—was flying a developmental flight test sortie when it broke up and crashed...
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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