Auckland Chopper Crash

[craigharrod]

Should have used a crane in the first place but some one wanted to waste rate payers money it's up now and guess what they used a crane

[Ratumu275]

i like it and den i dislike it ow gosh that was so gredful 2 watch

[ViscaBarca28]

that what happens all the time in Battle Field 3

[str8up1100]

just put xmas lights on the chopper

[Alantgv]

wow. the sound of the engine is so scary. WAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

[dewy9uk]

Why did the helicopter need to be so low??? Put a big cable on it and leave the chopper to do the lifting at safe altitude

[eyepatchentertainmen]

whoa

[skeletorphd]

So you're flying a helicopter a couple of metres from the ground, inches away from cables and other things and you're expecting what to happen?

That is the sound of inevitability Mr. Anderson.

[karloney]

replay 0:38

[IgnisXIV]

Zigzag Mcquack landed!

[dreamopeth]

Who's idea was it to get a helicopter to fly that low near so many cables and objects? Idiots, an accident waiting to happen...

[Britlurker]

Gotta say, Sarah has got nice big tits.....

[UtdMan4eva]

Santa is gonna be pissed off, X-mas is canceled

[twirlingchair]

pilot is okay and no injuries from what i heard. Amazing how fast things like this happen.

[keelan01]

did i just count 40 plus people running to the pilots aid then mysteriously disappear?

[emdan09]

"What kind of landing was that?!" - "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing !" - Merry Madagascar 2009

[Jam2EE]

Oh my gosh, I hope everyones okay. I live on Waiheke Island and I got told this and I didn't believe it

[g3no11]

watch at 2:04 the guy is flung sideways and is actually right out of the chopper still harnessed,an at 2:05 he still out and a split of a second later hes flung back in,he was so far out he looked like he was falling,lucky lucky man

[Cheesylemon]

That pilot and workman are very lucky to be alive, hope the pilot is not hurt.

[Misscrezz]

World Cup?

[Misscrezz]

@baliparker World Cup?

[Darren50001]

Didn't the pilot call out May Day, May Day, or 'pitch is out, can't hold it' ala Steve Austin?

[jbdranger]

it looks like it hit something at 0:37

[Madreboy21]

wow the guy is lucky to survive

[cawWz]

that chopper flew over my work on its route to do the tree haha (penrose) cracks me up new it was gunna be that one.

[jcaustralia]

very brave and obviously an excellent pilot to be operating such a risky job.

hope that all goes well for you and that you didnt hurt yourself too much.

all air pilots are brave... if your flying for a living.. what a job to have.

[mvmytho]

When seen in slow motion, it looks more like it breaks in half as if the gearbox or engine failure rips through it

[hetapetelo76]

Putting up a xmas tree......... nek minute!!

[weeves06]

Wow! right place right time for the cameraman! can't say the same for the pilot..

[Badhabitsjay]

@weeves06 To be fair... They're putting up a 7 storey christmas tree with a bloody helicopter. Not sure what else he's supposed to be filming, right place right time isn't so much of a big deal when what he was filming was interesting in itself anyway.

[MrJoeybigz]

FUCKIN GREAT FOOTAGE,SURE HOPE THAT POOR PILOT IS OK,HE ALMOST GOT FLUNG OUT.SCARY SHIT!!!

THANKS BREW!!

[danieldavid4]

@MrJoeybigz Pilot is A-OK

[NDesertFoxN]

apparently it touched the scaffolding lines which put it off balance

[NDesertFoxN]

damn the pilot got soo lucky there

[obese1konobe]

Hope pilot is ok, looked like may have snagged lifting line, note something snatches hook at moment of contact.