Two people have escaped serious injury after a helicopter crashed while doing circuits at a regional airport, west of Melbourne.
The Robinson R44 helicopter was doing circuits — taking off and landing — when something went wrong around 10:00am, airport owner Gary Baum said.
Mr Baum said he found the helicopter on its side, with one man lying on the ground and another walking nearby.
They were both talking, he said.
"[There's] severe damage underneath the helicopter and the rotor blades have actually hit and broken the tail off and exploded but the cabin has stayed all together."
"The debris of the whole aircraft is scattered over a 50-metre radius."
"It is believed both patients are in a stable condition.