Mr Selfish,
Hi From the limited info i can obtain......(the grape vine is a bit slow growing here at the moment
)....the machine was doing practice emergencys prior to it being bent.
MAITLAND MERCURY
Men unhurt after copter crashes on side in field
Thursday, 23 March 2006
Two men crawled unhurt from the wreckage of a light Squirrel helicopter that spun over and crashed at the Royal Newcastle Aero Club in Rutherford yesterday.
The helicopter had just taken off when it spun over about 7m above the ground. It then toppled over and slammed into the ground, coming to rest on its side.
Ambulance officers examined the two men that were on board during the drama, one from Summerland point and one from Warners Bay, but they were not taken to hospital.
A police spokesman said the accident happened about 2.30pm.
"There were two males aboard the Squirrel helicopter - one in his mid-30s and one in his mid-50s," the spokesman said.
"Neither man was injured."
He said it appeared the helicopter was about 7m above the ground when it crashed but it was not known what had caused the machine to spin over.
Fire officers from Maitland and Telarah attended the scene.
if you PM me your email i can send you a photo from the paper.