The families of U.S. Navy sailors who died in a helicopter crash following a mechanical failure have filed a lawsuit against the aircraft's manufacturer.
ABC 10News previously reported on Aug. 31, 2021, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with 11 sailors aboard crashed as the pilot tried to land on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was about 60 nautical miles off of San Diego's coast at the time.The Navy identified the sailors who died in the crash as follows: Lt. Bradley A. Foster, 29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California; Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia; Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James P.
Based on the investigation, the Navy says there was neither evidence of pilot error nor weather conditions contributing to the crash. Meanwhile, Sikorsky's design for the Seahawk has a single, shared accumulator for four dampers. According to the lawsuit, hydraulic fluid is sent to each damper via four hoses, which are labeled with separate colors.
The lawsuit states the crash happened after the helicopter's yellow damper hose suffered"catastrophic failure" during the flight, leading to no dampening for the main rotor system"which induced severe vibrations and uncontrollable ground resonance upon touchdown."
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