What was found
(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING OUT FROM A LANDING AREA AT APPROX 70 KNOTS THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PILOT SEAT AREA. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NORMAL AND THE PILOT LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. ONCE ON THE GROUND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE FWD LANDING GEAR CROSSTUBE HAD SHEARED AT THE RT HAND ATTACHMENT SADDLE AREA. AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN STC APPROVED HELI-UTILITY BASKET THAT WAS FOUND PROPERLY INSTALLED IAW THE STC.