NSW bushfire crash
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NSW bushfire crash
Thankfully the pilot is okay!
A contract helicopter for the NSW Rural Fire Service has crashed into a dam this afternoon.NSW Ambulance issued a statement that said about 4pm the water bombing aircraft, tasked to the Clyde Mountain fire, ditched into the Ben Boyd Reservoir in the Ben Boyd National Park at Edrom, in the Bega Valley Shire.
"The aircraft remains submerged however the pilot was able to free himself from the aircraft and is safely onshore," they said.
Paramedics are responding.
The chopper crashed with 800L of fuel and 20L of oil.
It's believed to have been fighting the 156,000 hectare out-of-control Border Fire near Eden on the far NSW South Coast.
"The aircraft remains submerged however the pilot was able to free himself from the aircraft and is safely onshore," they said.
Paramedics are responding.
The chopper crashed with 800L of fuel and 20L of oil.
It's believed to have been fighting the 156,000 hectare out-of-control Border Fire near Eden on the far NSW South Coast.
Apparently Lucy, from Fleet Helicopters 
Now, who was bemoaning the requirement to be current for HUET and to wear a lifejacket?
Aerial image courtesy of Sam Wilson
Crash occurred at Ben Boyd Dam near Eden.
Now, who was bemoaning the requirement to be current for HUET and to wear a lifejacket?
Aerial image courtesy of Sam Wilson
Crash occurred at Ben Boyd Dam near Eden.
Engine failure?
Yes.....Beer is preferred after a long day flying and an unscheduled water landing in a non-float equipped aircraft!
Would 800l of fuel and 20l of oil (if it all escapes), when spread over several square miles of surface or mixed into millions/billions of litres of water, really cause a problem?
I'm curious how they flipped it from upside down under water to right side up on land. Despite looking relatively unscathed I'm guessing it won't fly again any time soon.