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Investigation report and safety study on the 6 July 2016 in-flight breakup of a Bell 525 Relentless helicopter prototype during a developmental flight test near Italy, Texas.

Bell 525 prototype helicopter in-flight breakup near Italy, TX, July 6, 2016 — 2 fatalities. Investigation of the developmental-flight-test in-flight breakup of a Bell 525 Relentless prototype.

The purposeful crash of Germanwings 9525 in March 2015 provided a wake-up call to the aviation community on the ramifications of untreated mental health in commercial aviation.