Helicopter drops Malibu
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Helicopter drops Malibu
I'm surprised this story hasn't been picked up. Unfortunately I have only found a German version of the story but if I find an English one, I'll post it.
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,515807,00.html
basically, in the area of Coburg, Germany, a Czech helicopter was to transport a Piper Malibu from Coburg to Straubing. Shortly after take-off, it's assumed that one of the cables broke, causing the plane to drop to the ground, with damages of about 1.5 million €. It just barely missed buildings on the ground, no one was injured.
There are a couple of pictures of what once was a Malibu.. only a mass of metal now.
Westy
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,515807,00.html
basically, in the area of Coburg, Germany, a Czech helicopter was to transport a Piper Malibu from Coburg to Straubing. Shortly after take-off, it's assumed that one of the cables broke, causing the plane to drop to the ground, with damages of about 1.5 million €. It just barely missed buildings on the ground, no one was injured.
There are a couple of pictures of what once was a Malibu.. only a mass of metal now.
Westy
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From: Merriott, Somerset, UK
A friend of mine, a Munich flight information controller was working the undersling helicopter just prior to the incident.
The chopper was proceeding at 500ft in poor weather conditions, high gusting winds, and made a precautionary landing at Coburg just prior to the load being dropped. Maybe he should have stayed put!!
The chopper was proceeding at 500ft in poor weather conditions, high gusting winds, and made a precautionary landing at Coburg just prior to the load being dropped. Maybe he should have stayed put!!
