Military helicopter crashed in Malatya! The expert explained on CNN Turk: Here are the possibilities that caused the accident in which 4 soldiers were martyred.

NEWS CENTER - The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) reported that 4 soldiers on the S-70 type helicopter, which crashed in Malatya, were martyred. In the statement made by the Ministry, the following statements were used:

"As a result of our S-70 type helicopter crashing in Malatya for an undetermined reason, 4 of our heroic comrades on board were martyred. May God have mercy on our martyrs, we offer our condolences and patience to their grieving families, our Turkish Armed Forces and our noble nation."

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT?

Evaluating the possible causes of the accident in which 4 of our soldiers were martyred, Bahçeşehir University Pilotage Department Head Tolga İnan said that when the weather and wind conditions were evaluated, the accident was not caused by a meteorological event. Evaluating that the accident was not caused by low visibility or weather conditions, İnan said the following:

"DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION"

Here, we can consider the main reason as either mechanical and technical failure, or loss of control of the helicopter by hitting electrical wires. Low visibility, weather conditions and wind do not appear to be problematic. Either a technical-mechanical malfunction occurred during takeoff, or a collision occurred with electrical wires. We can say these as potential reasons.

"HELICOPTERS, WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS NOT THAT THEY ARE OLD, BUT THAT THEY ARE MAINTAINED"

So even if you are over 30 years old, we always say that age does not matter in planes, helicopters, basically aircraft. It is important to be well-groomed. As long as it is well maintained, it can be used for 60-70 years. All over the world, military aircraft and helicopters are generally older than civil aviation. However, this never shows that the helicopter is bad. Sikorsky is a very good helicopter that is widely used. The reason why it had many accidents in the past is because it was used so much. The more it is used, the more the accident rate increases accordingly.

However, let's call it the S-70 Black Hawk family and classify it as such. A middle class, multi-purpose, twin-engine helicopter family. Two ride motorcycles all day. Depending on the mission configuration, it can be used in many tasks such as personnel transportation, supply, external cargo and search and rescue. It is built on a four-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor. However, having a dual engine also means that the failure of a single engine does not automatically mean downtime. For this reason, the power of the engines is transferred to the main rotor through the main gear, and power is transmitted to the tail rotor through the transmission system. If there is a problem in this system, some mechanical or technical failure may occur. This is how I can classify the helicopter.