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A short panoramic helicopter tour, organized a few hours before the wedding to share a moment with the grandchildren, turned into a fatal accident. In Arizona, in the Telegraph Canyon, a private helicopter piloted by 59-year-old David McCarty crashed after hitting a tight slackline in the mountains, causing the death of all four occupants on board. With him, in fact, three young women, his grandchildren, were traveling with him: Rachel McCarty, …
NOTam good enough - RotorHub International
The crash of MD530 last Friday resulted in the loss of David McCarty (Columbia Basin Helicopters), along with his three nieces. Sharpening the pain, the accident happened on what would have been McCarty’s wedding day, and such a devastating incident marred the start of the new year for many in the industry. While the NTSB investigation is in its early stages, it appears that the accident came as the result of the separation of the main rotor fol…
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