Why do helicopters crash so much more often than other aircraft?

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Why do helicopters crash so much more often than other aircraft?

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When a helicopters engine fails they become big metal bricks. A plane however, the shape allows for some control and the ability to glide while trying to get the engines back to working. Most planes have multiple engines as well, if one fails the others compensate. There’s no such redundancy in helicopters.

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