As a member (mostly social) of the Troodos branch of Cyprus Mountain Rescue I was part of a team called out to a helo crash in late 1974 (post Turkish invasion). The pilot did an auto rotate landing into an orchard halfway up the mountain and the only injury was a pax who twisted his ankle on exiting the machine. I was hugely impressed with the walk away rate and felt a lot safer when flying in rotary in subsequent years (Chinook excepted).
Are there any Pruners out there who had personal experience of this incident as pax, crew or "rescue" team? Love to hear your recollections.
BTW we got jiffed as crash guard and partied all night with the local militia who guarded us.
Happy days