A Mexican Navy helicopter crash in Mazatlán was narrowly avoided after an MI-17 aircraft suffered a power failure seconds after takeoff, forcing an emergency landing.

Mechanical failure and a low-altitude flight combined to limit the options of the 28-year-old pilot who died nearly two years ago when the engine seized in the helicopter he was flying and it crashed ...

If a helicopter loses engine power, it does not simply fall from the sky. Instead, pilots are trained to enter a maneuver called autorotation, a controlled descent that uses upward airflow through the ...