[precisionshootist]

It looked like the aircraft was tumbling rapidly. I’m betting main rotor blade failure. As in a large section or an entire blade sheared off leaving the remaining unbalanced three blades to cause the violent tumbling.

I’m not a pilot. Just my observation and casual knowledge of how helicopters fly.

Very sad, prayers to them and their families.

[moehoward]

LACS briefing says visibility may have contributed. Low cloud/fog.

[caww]

Listened to a guy on “skud-running”, where a Helicopter pilot tries to out run fast changing weather.....

[caww]

This guy ‘Blanco Liros’ explains what he believes happened.....Apparently the go to guy for aviators....It’s said...”The place to go to get a straight Forward report”....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cttx236mUIE