Helicopter/light aircraft mid-air
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Helicopter/light aircraft mid-air
Associated Press report
VIENNA, Austria: A helicopter and a small plane collided and crashed near Vienna, killing both pilots, authorities said.
The two aircraft hit each other at 400 meters (1,300 feet), said Heinz Sommerbauer, spokesman for Austro Control, the alpine country's air safety organization.
The pilot of the helicopter died at the scene and the pilot of the small plane died of his injuries in a hospital, said Stefan Spielbichler, spokesman for Lower Austria's rescue authorities.
Further details were not immediately available. Authorities did not identify the two people involved.
The two aircraft hit each other at 400 meters (1,300 feet), said Heinz Sommerbauer, spokesman for Austro Control, the alpine country's air safety organization.
The pilot of the helicopter died at the scene and the pilot of the small plane died of his injuries in a hospital, said Stefan Spielbichler, spokesman for Lower Austria's rescue authorities.
Further details were not immediately available. Authorities did not identify the two people involved.
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There are a couple of rather gruesome looking photos of the R44 at the accident scene on Jetphotos.net:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5854763
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5854717
My condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5854763
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5854717
My condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims.
a very sad day indeed my condolences to all involved
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Blades still attached to that bent mast & the cyclic sticking straight up like a crucifix. What a poignant, terrible photograph. The wild blue yonder has become a very busy place.
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Typical for a collapsed cabin?
I've only seen a few photographs of R44 accidents, but I'm surprised to see how much the cabin collapsed. It would appear that the helicopter came straight down, as if the m/r blades stalled. And since the m/r blades are intact, that probably means they weren't rotating on impact.
Regardless, I would have expected to see more of the cabin intact. Am I wrong in thinking this?
Regardless, I would have expected to see more of the cabin intact. Am I wrong in thinking this?
The wild blue yonder has become a very busy place.
