story

overhead

crash

recovery

#1

First contact made with this tree.  Several branches were cut by the tail rotor.

#2

First evidence of tail rotor in contact with the ground.  The gruves are not very deep interstingly enough.

#3

First contact made by the wheels (back most likely).  The left pattern has a fairly strong "S" as the strut fails.  The other pattern is fairly straight.  Only the two struts on the left side failed.

#4

Some of the tail boom found here.

#5

A lot of debris found here.  Mostly from the tail which and rotor system as they collided with each other once we were on the ground..

#6

The very end of the tail boom found here.