By Michael Tutton (CP) – 4 hours ago
The Cougar Helicopters flight was carrying 16 passengers and two crew members when it crashed in the North Atlantic on March 12 as it was ferrying workers to two offshore oil platforms.
In mid-June, the federal Transportation Safety Board released an update into its probe in the crash and found that while the main rotor blades continued to rotate when the chopper crashed, the tail rotor drive gears were severely damaged.
Chicago aviation lawyer said the pilots of the Sikorsky S-92A lost control in the flight's final moments because of the tail rotor failure.
