Air Ambulance - Iran - crash

[John R81]

Posted to "Accidents & Close Calls" thread.


http://www.pprune.org/accidents-clos...down-iran.html


Dusty environment, brown-out on approach

[Phoinix]

Ouch, is that a ripped XMSN with rotor seen thrown out of the sand cloud?

[Encyclo]

Amazing some survived this crash.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=190287

[Good Vibs]

beautiful 214

My goodness, what a stupid way to destroy a beautiful Bell 214.
It does look like the transmission and rotor head flying out of the dust!

[John R81]

Originally Posted by Good Vibs

My goodness, what a stupid way to destroy a beautiful Bell 214.

And the power line

[chopjock]

My goodness, what a stupid way to destroy a beautiful Bell 214.

What would be a clever way of doing it then?

[Bell_ringer]

Originally Posted by chopjock

What would be a clever way of doing it then?

Outside of the focal range of a smartphone may be a good place to start?
At least they didn't climb out the machine while the blades were turning.

[newfieboy]

Bell Ringer
LOL.....too funny!!!