Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 15, 2016 17:40:16 GMT 12
Helicopter pilot escapes unscathed after emergency landing in Rotorua
AUDREY MALONE
Last updated 17:11, April 15 2016
A pilot noticed the helicopter he was flying was on fire before making an emergency landing in a paddock near Rotorua.
Two fire crews and a water tanker attended the incident just after 3.30pm on Friday.
Rotorua senior station officer Jim Prescott said the helicopter was engulfed in flames when they arrived.They fought the fire, but there was no saving the helicopter, he said.
A helicopter pilot managed to escape uninjured after crashing into a paddock in Rotorua.
The helicopter burst into flames and fire, ambulance and police were called to the scene, just after 3.30pm on Friday.
The machine was reduced to a pile of ashes with only the tail rotor remaining, a New Zealand Fireservice spokesman said.
"All that was left of the helicopter was ashes and metal. The helicopter was completely gone," senior station officer Jim Prescott said
"Luckily it was in a paddock so that lessened the damage."
There were no other occupants in the helicopter.
The Civil Aviation Authority has been advised. It is gathering all the information and deciding whether an investigation is required.
A decision will be made in the next 48-hours, a CAA spokesman said.
- Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz/national/78987097/helicopter-pilot-escapes-unscathed-after-emergency-landing-in-rotorua.html
AUDREY MALONE
Last updated 17:11, April 15 2016
A pilot noticed the helicopter he was flying was on fire before making an emergency landing in a paddock near Rotorua.
Two fire crews and a water tanker attended the incident just after 3.30pm on Friday.
Rotorua senior station officer Jim Prescott said the helicopter was engulfed in flames when they arrived.They fought the fire, but there was no saving the helicopter, he said.
A helicopter pilot managed to escape uninjured after crashing into a paddock in Rotorua.
The helicopter burst into flames and fire, ambulance and police were called to the scene, just after 3.30pm on Friday.
The machine was reduced to a pile of ashes with only the tail rotor remaining, a New Zealand Fireservice spokesman said.
"All that was left of the helicopter was ashes and metal. The helicopter was completely gone," senior station officer Jim Prescott said
"Luckily it was in a paddock so that lessened the damage."
There were no other occupants in the helicopter.
The Civil Aviation Authority has been advised. It is gathering all the information and deciding whether an investigation is required.
A decision will be made in the next 48-hours, a CAA spokesman said.
- Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz/national/78987097/helicopter-pilot-escapes-unscathed-after-emergency-landing-in-rotorua.html
