OMG!! Helicoper crash in New Zealand

[alrot]

I know this should be on Videos but I thought to start a good discussion about helicopters function and how dangerous they could really be

what could possibly went wrong?

I always think that Helicopters has too many pieces ,I saw a tutorial few days ago (I didn't understand How it moves from left to right back and forward ) then I saw all those movable pieces ,The more movable part the more dangerous and risk

Caught on camera the crash

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA272ht1e58[/media]

[machineman9]

Looks like they clipped the guy wire or part of the structure. Fortunately, they were quite low hovering at the time.

[andy190]

A man in the background pulled on a cable, the rotor hit it & it cut through the fuselage. The pilot's alright thankfully.

[andy190]

Some new footage. Better angle so you can see what I was referring to.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Chopper-pilot-had-20-years-experience/tabid/309/articleID/233796/Default.aspx

[F35LightningII]

I live in Auckland.

This was pretty big news last night on TV. I bet the cause of the accident was a gust of wind. The last couple of days here have been windy as hell.

[alrot]

Some new footage. Better angle so you can see what I was referring to.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Chopper-pilot-had-20-years-experience/tabid/309/articleID/233796/Default.aspx

whao!! so that guy wit the wire will have to respond for about 80 million dollars plus putting at risk all people around jezz!

I supposed that think that make the Cat in jealous in the middle of the night sound is the turbine blades

thanks goodness every one are well and the pilot ..

[andy190]

I live in NZ & they say the CAA is going to spend three months investigating. All you need to do is watch that news clip to see what happened. I feel sorry for the guy who pulled the cable.

[Hagar]

I would be asking what the helicopter pilot thought he was doing attempting to operate in such a restricted area. He's an extremely lucky man to be alive. A crane would have been more practical & far less expensive.

[FSX_Dude]

I would be asking what the helicopter pilot thought he was doing attempting to operate in such a restricted area. He's an extremely lucky man to be alive. A crane would have been more practical & far less expensive.

Thats what I thought. :-?