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Unpinned

The TSB cited a weak steel pin in the fatal crash tied to the separation of a Bell 212’s rotor blades and assembly.

by Linda Werfelman | September 26, 2022

Pins that met hardness requirements are on the left; those that did not are on the right, marked with short yellow lines.

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