Mechanical failure caused deadly helicopter crash on Lincoln, Navy says

>> THANKS, MADISON. 7, 0, 3, ALL NEW THIS MORNING. THE NAVY HAS COMPLETED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO A HELICOPTER CRASH THAT KILLED 5 SAILORS. IT SAYS A DAMAGED ROAD OR COMPONENT ULTIMATELY LED THE MH 60 HELICOPTER TO CRASH INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. BACK IN AUGUST. SHORTLY AFTER IT LANDED ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THE NAVY SAYS THE DAMAGE WROTE A COMPONENT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO SEVERELY VIBRATE WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S FLIGHT DECK OFF THE SAN DIEGO COAST. THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OFF OF THE FLIGHT DECK AND INTO THE OCEAN. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHEN THE COMPONENT WAS DAMAGED. THE REPORT SAYS IT FAILED OVER TIME. THE HELICOPTER CREW WAS BASED IN SAN DIEGO, ABRAHAM LINCOLN CHANGED ITS HOME COURT FROM NAVAL STAT

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Published: Thu May 05 2022