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On most Astars the fuel shutoff valve is located near the floor between the pilot and front seat passenger. There is a small gauge safety wire on it that is made to be broken with a good tug/pull. I could see a strap possiblly getting wrapped around it and yanked.
I’ve got about 3000 hours in the Astar, it is a fantastic helicopter but like many things designed by the French there are some things about it that make you scratch your head and say (what?). Most Astar seat belts are simple to release/unbuckle but if they were wearing extra harnesses and weren’t thoroughly briefed that would be bad.
All speculation at this point...
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Last edited by KNS; 03-12-2018 at 09:16 PM..
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