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ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) - A faulty tail rotor was to blame for the helicopter crash off Canada's east coast earlier this year that killed 17 people, federal investigators said Thursday.
The Transportation Safety Board found severely damaged tail rotor driver gears led to the deadly March 12 crash.
"Without that tail rotor drive, your directional control ability is much more difficult," said lead investigator Mike Cunningham. "In other words, the nose is going up, then the nose is going down and it's rolling to the left and it's rolling to the right."
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