Here's the story,
We had two Bell 206 aircraft working on the Finke Desert Race, one in a media role and the other in a medivac role.
At this stage it appears the engine to main rotor transmission driveshaft on the medivac aircraft broke at the transmission end of the shaft. Bear in mind the driveshaft has only been sent away for examination today so why it broke is yet to be determined.
The pilot has done an amazing job. He managed to put the aircraft down with minimal impact damage after avoiding disused telegraph lines and has even gone to the trouble of missing all the trees and shrubs as well! The pics below will give you an idea of the terrain, whilst not mountainous or heavily wooded, the larger trees will still ruin your day at the end of an auto!
Cheers,
Hollywood
