In their preliminary findings, the NTSB report points to an in-flight structural or component failure at low altitude as a potential key factor. An eyewitness who was on the ground said she saw something fall from the chopper as it descended, then attempted to climb.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
With a tragedy so awful, the maker and/or operator will face an enormous liability.