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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be a total loss of engine power due to a loss of cooling oil to the turbine-to-compressor coupling shaft and subsequent fracture of the shaft at an altitude too low for the pilot to complete a successful autorotation. Investigators cited carbon buildup in the piccolo tube screen and nozzles and the disintegration of the spur adapter gear shaft O-rings as contributing factors.

(The Daily Collegian) – The Penn State Autonomous Robotics Competition Club is 1 of 14 university programs participating in an international GoAERO competition to build an autonomous emergency response flyer.

Vietnam Helicopter Corp. (VNH) subsidiaries VNH North and VNH South have purchased three Airbus H225s to expand offshore energy operations.

(IOL) – A crew of four on an animal carcass investigation landed safely in a remote area of South Africa’s Kruger National Park but could not navigate their way out of thick bush, which led to an overnight stay and a rescue operation the next day using another helicopter and drones.

The company’s Valo electric vertical takeoff and landing prototype aircraft conducted the initial transition from vertical takeoff to fixed-wing flight under the oversight of regulators from the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

(Rotorcraft Asia-Pacific e-News) – VAI President and CEO François Lassale provides details about the Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference, which will feature a plenary session, technical workshops for operators, regional operator spotlights, lessons learned panels, regulator roundtables, networking opportunities, and more. The conference takes place May 27–29 in Bali, Indonesia.

(Tabula) – During the 2026 fire season in the United States, the Rutledge Airborne Applications system will support Nevada Division of Forestry operations across the Great Basin, including areas of Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Texas, and Utah.

(AIN) – The Japanese government has delayed its target for initial commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft passenger operations to 2027 or 2028, with autonomous passenger transport and more advanced traffic-management systems planned for the early 2030s.

The international aviation and space fair in Santiago, Chile, which starts tomorrow, Apr. 7, and runs through Apr. 12, will include dedicated sessions about vertical aviation for the first time. Katia Veraza, VAI director of state government affairs and regional relations, will participate in one of the sessions led by ACHAV, the Chilean Association of Vertical Flight.

Mike Moore, lead pilot for Air Methods operator JeffSTAT 2 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, completed the milestone transport in March during a routine flight to a Philadelphia hospital.