Matt Silvey at 2A Cops has some thoughts about the P320. Star 6 Crash, 20 Years Later
The helicopter, a Eurocopter EC120, suffered a catastrophic engine failure due to a faulty fuel pressure regulator.
The fuel pressure regulator issue was something Eurocopter knew about, but chose to take the Ford Pinto route. They figured it would be cheaper to repair the helicopters that broke rather than recall all the faulty regulators. They figured pilots would have enough altitude to safely autorotate down if and when they failed.
When this particular fuel regulator failed, that didn't happen. Two people died. One person had life-altering injuries. All because profits are more important than people.
This incident, the Star 6 crash, is why I absolutely HATE companies who produce unsafe products, and rather than recall them, figure it will be cheaper to settle lawsuits.
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