The pilot died, and the cameraman was seriously injured. :(
The pilot died, and the cameraman was seriously injured. :(
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
That's crazy man. Any helicopter pilots here who might know what could have caused it?
Tail rotor malfunction perhaps?
That would be my initial thought. Looks like the main rotor was turning, but they had no control over the tail rotor. Either the rotor itself failed, or the gearbox/shaft failed.Originally Posted by Mayi757
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Reading on a helicopter forum and apparently the pilot realized he had a tail rotor problem and flew around for about
5 minutes or so trying to figure out what to do. He kept it under control for awhile but then it got worse. He found the long grass strip but when he slowed down it began spinning out of control and did an autorotation at 200 feet and we
saw the result of that.
Pretty wild.
Interesting. He did a nice job keeping away from the houses. Too bad he didn't make it.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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