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Video | Mexican Navy helicopter loses power after takeoff.
Aviation Safety ^
| May 05, 2026
| Staff
Posted on 05/05/2026 10:38:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopter failed to take off in Mazatlán, Sinaloa after engine problems, and after a few seconds crashed to the ground. There were no casualties, but the helicopter broke its nose landing gear during the hard landing.
43 Second Video at link.
They got lucky................
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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Travel
KEYWORDS: aviation
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To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...
AViation Ping!................
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:38:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...
AViation Ping!................
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:38:40 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: Red Badger
To: lee martell
Mi-17 is a Russian helicopter................
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:40:42 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: FlingWingFlyer
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:41:43 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: Red Badger
A Russian helicopter flown by Mexican navy pilots.....what could go wrong? 🤷♂️
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:43:21 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
To: Red Badger
I wonder if the aircraft can still fly, it didn’t appear very healthy upon touchdown.
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:43:27 AM PDT
by
kawhill
(Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
To: Red Badger
You gets what you pay for!
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:46:39 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
To: rlmorel
Happened on Cinco De Mayo? I thought Mexico won that one.
To: Red Badger
Russia builds simple and sturdy.
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:48:31 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: kawhill
I doubt it will ever see another flight...............
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posted on
05/05/2026 10:57:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: DIRTYSECRET
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:01:32 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
To: Red Badger
But the lawn was neatly mowed!
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:02:12 AM PDT
by
albie
To: Red Badger
Pilot made that worse the it needed to be.
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:10:13 AM PDT
by
xone
( )
To: PAR35
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:17:06 AM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
To: Red Badger
They got lucky................Learning to fly but they ain’t got wings.
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:17:09 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
To: lee martell
All on Sink ho duh mayo day!!
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:18:37 AM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
To: Red Badger
A lot of pilots say it is better to lose power in a helicopter at 30 feet than 3,000 feet, this video seems to support that preference.
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:24:51 AM PDT
by
ansel12
((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
To: DIRTYSECRET
Yeah, they did, but then the French brought more guys and beat them.
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posted on
05/05/2026 11:24:52 AM PDT
by
ssapro
(SSAPRO/ EXBP)
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