that training center is for helicopters what florida is for people it seems. that was where the first crash happened too wasn't it?
Yes, the first crash was at the NCSHP Training Center also.
The first helicopter didn't get 5 feet up.
IIRC, a retaining cable on the trailer that transported it in was not disconnected.
I am guessing that people are hurrying along, and not going thru pre-flight safety checks.
Remember that if you don't go pre-flight checks in your car, when it quits, it just stops, and rolls to a stop, no one dies.
If you forget your pre-flght checks on an aircraft, when it quits, you crash and maybe <die>