MRH-90 crash Australia
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Flight path changed before army chopper tragedy 30 Apr 2024
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/austr...dy/ar-AA1nUlH7
"...Daniel Nugent, the father of pilot Lieutenant Nugent, said a briefing given by senior army leadership after the crash revealed the flight path plan was adjusted because of changing weather conditions. Mr Nugent said another defence force member who had witnessed the incident told him he had "never seen an aircraft do that".
Lieutenant Nugent's partner Chadine Whyte said he had noted the weather conditions were "rainy and not ideal", in a conversation before the crash.
The hearing was told Lieutenant Nugent had been involved in a previous incident just months earlier at Jervis Bay, after a MRH-90 suffered engine failure in March 2023, causing it to ditch into the sea. He was leading the formation and witnessed the crash. The crew had been praised for their handling of the emergency and no one was killed...."
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/austr...dy/ar-AA1nUlH7
"...Daniel Nugent, the father of pilot Lieutenant Nugent, said a briefing given by senior army leadership after the crash revealed the flight path plan was adjusted because of changing weather conditions. Mr Nugent said another defence force member who had witnessed the incident told him he had "never seen an aircraft do that".
Lieutenant Nugent's partner Chadine Whyte said he had noted the weather conditions were "rainy and not ideal", in a conversation before the crash.
The hearing was told Lieutenant Nugent had been involved in a previous incident just months earlier at Jervis Bay, after a MRH-90 suffered engine failure in March 2023, causing it to ditch into the sea. He was leading the formation and witnessed the crash. The crew had been praised for their handling of the emergency and no one was killed...."
