Helicopter Crash Phoenix Computer Animation

[fritzkat]

they edited out the screams.bummer

[meajur]

Added a link to this video to Wikipedia, also.

[Scrumxxx]

clearly chopper 15's fault take this to a court and channel 15 would be payin out the ass

[supercrapnstuff11]

@Scrumxxx technically its the suspects fault, because guess who was charged with it, if a police officer dies from a blown tire while chasing you your held responsible, same thing here

[RCER50]

You know

it both thier faults , yjey should stick to traffic reports.

this chase is police business and phx firebird police helicopter was in charge.

KEEP THE MEDIA OUT OF POLICE BUSINESS.

[KStealed]

this is some impressive CGI work

[CreativeHealin]

fuck i though this shit was real footage...RIP to the those in the helicopters

[kyle92223]

Would it be mean to say that someone wasn't paying attention?

[DECEpicGaming]

@kyle92223 no its true i believe

[AlphaQRightNow]

i dont think other pilot "rammed" into the other chopper, one of them went on top on the routers...

[BigMike1765]

Dude, the FAA should by now start requiring more crewmembers on board to free up the pilot's attention to actually FLYING THE DAMN THING!!!!!

[ArznaHeAt2004]

cant believe its been 4 years today since this happened. RIP to the guys who lost their lives. You will never be missed

[mtoinma]

I just stumbled upon this video while looking for something else. I was watching TV that day, forget which channel, I think 12, but I'll never forget it. This video, which I've never seen before, shows what happened so much more clearly than anything else I've seen.

[lucbessonium]

We let these things happen. Why do we let these things happen? Because we like to invest in death rather than preservation of life. We've had heat seeking missiles for decades, why can't we have heat avoiding helicopters?

[georgalbert]

2:33 You Can see, that one of that helicopter is more stable.

why???



[PuckRocker43]

What sickens me is the overindulgence in spectacular news reporting. Not enough rubber neckers on the highway...no, we have to take to the air for glorious views, and cause our own carnage. Wake the fuck up. Pay attention to what YOU are doing. Not what someone else is doing!! My respects to the men lost.

[pinkjellybean07]

i was on indian school rd that day walking towards my apartement and heard the two helicopters crash.. RIP

[lucky72502]

So sad :(

[TheGizaSphinx]

That's the reason we don't have flying and will never have flying cars.

If two train professionals in open sky by themselves crash what makes you think it won't be a daily occurence and horror show if we all flew too.

I know what you're all thinking, "They weren't paying attention."

You're exactly right.

That's how many car crashes occur.

Now time that by the amount of actual vehicles and complexity of flying and you'd have a scene like this daily.

Imagine the innocent bystanders below.

[nworkman11]

that seemed more real than the actual footage from the other posts. awesome!

[MegaCrystalMeth]

looks like someone played a little too much gta 4

[ianrkav]

Superb animation! Looks channel15's chopper ran into channel 3's!. TCAS may very well have been a help here.

[30secondstomarscam]

the fucking pilots were not paying attention. this is what happens afterwards. its like driving a car, KEEP YOUR FUCKING EYES ON THE ROAD!!

[8018646631]

Sad!!! I feel sad!!! This is a sad video!!! This makes me want to cry!!!

[pressuredrop311]

@8018646631  when ur done crying.... grow a pair

[camomatt]

Beautiful animation, tragic accident

[Se7enT9]

Although a horrible incident, this does serve to illustrate that basic principle of airmanship: "Above all else, fly the aircraft!"

In answer to the question:

"Couldn't the pilot of choper 15 simply have manoeuvred to avoid the collision with chopper 3?"

If you watch this video again, closely, you'll notice that events on the ground become more complicated and attention-grabbing just in the few seconds prior to the collision and the pilot only seems to notice chopper 3 1 second before impact.

[Jrharvickfan]

I thought the Channel 3 chopper hit the 15 chopper, I could be wrong but that is what I heard.

[collegeman1988]

From the computer re-enactment, it looks like the pilot of the second helicopter was to blame for the collision between the two helicopters.

[Tomaz4l]

if you are a driver always keep your eyes on the road..

[bipolar156]

very nicely done. props/

[Number1BSArtist]

Outstanding. I finally understand what happened. I feel a little guilty for watching though.

[PaJ2k10]

im not a pilot but couldnt the chopper have just turned away?

[30stmgaara]

@PaJ2k10 I think that they didnt pay attention to the other chopper until the last moment.. that they both were watching what was happening on the ground rather than their airspace.. but idk

[Mrbikoful]

way do you this by computer crashes

[kbottoms1]

@bongobingoaz lol. If you're going to be a douche learn how to spell first. Ever think s/he's from a different country? SINCE its not a confusing silly typo like yours that makes SENSE doesn't it?

[benzieproductions]

@Mrbikoful huh....your pretty confusing.

[SpoonGoonKay]

My heart and stomach feel very heavy when I watch this video. I was watching ABC 15 news when this happened LIVE. You can't hear it in this video, but I heard chopper 15's pilot scream. It's so tragic and heart breaking.... R.I.P you guys...

[firebird960]

@SpoonGoonKay me too i know

[GaGa4GaGaBalls]

@SpoonGoonKay There are other youtube videos where you hear the pilot scream to his death. I'm sorry, this is beyond unacceptable. There needs to be a stop put to this. Youtube is showing too many crash videos of people dying. These are humans, not just metal parts exploding, humans are dying in these videos. Youtube doesn't even care. This is just repulsive. Then you have morons making fun of this tragic event. Reading youtube comments makes you realize what the world has turned to.

[Ilikemustard]

@GaGa4GaGaBalls

Who cares? Fuck off, idiot.

[BigSilverHotdog]

@GaGa4GaGaBalls So what we need to do is censor life down until we're back to the comfort zone of Leave It To Beaver?

[rockyPants4000]

@GaGa4GaGaBalls WRONG. The moment that reality of any kind is censored, you will be dominated and controlled by those doing the censoring. Since I enjoy controlling my own life as much as possible, and I haven't appointed YOU as my arbiter of good taste and sensibility, I suggest you STOP VIEWING VIDEOS THAT UPSET YOU. Pretty simple solution.

[DanceInYourRoom]

@rockyPants4000 Sure, it's all arbitrary until it's your family member in that helicopter.

[igykalen]

@GaGa4GaGaBalls The world was always like this. What are you 12?

[8018646631]

@SpoonGoonKay I agree with you!!! My heart and stomach is VERY heavy!!! Sad!!!

[BeniCheetah87]

@SpoonGoonKay Yeah, I've heard a scream too while watching another footage about this. RIP. :(

[bruceyung70]

@SpoonGoonKay I agree with you and even after watching this video 2-3 years ago and today..it just gives me a chill. The reason for my reply to you sir is because you stated we could not hear his scream...well we do actually. right at the end and anchor woman chats away..but I heard it and its just so damn tragic.

[mausermolt]

awsome vid, bad accident RIP pilot and crew

[XXTHE12THMANXX]

pretty well done 5/5

[F4cPhantomII]

I was watching channel 12 live when this happened. I knew it was bad really sad day in Phoenix. Also Phoenix Police Officer George Cortez was shot & killed later that night. A day full of tragic events.

[phx270]

It was also the night Rush played at the Cricket Pavilion. The police had the place surrounded and wouldn't let anyone leave. We were stuck in the parking lot for about 2 hours after the show. I remember the the police chopper hovering over the show too.

[cjplayer70]

@phx270 totally i was there and we had to wait a hell of a lot time there to get out

[obese1konobe]

When flying with a cameraman/pod it is very easy to be absorbed in the event and ensuring the Helicopter is aligned correctly to deliver unobstructed views for the camera.

This is a very sobering representation of the incident. Lets hope the loss of these pilots and camera crews will focus everyone on look out and ensure this sad event is not repeated. God rest those on board and sympathy to the families.

[kd7len]

I seen this event live when it happen, they looked like they were too busy with police chase to see what was in front of them. RIP to all that lost there live that day!

[trueightysix]

15 wtf??? he didn't see that coming towards him???

[rockyPants4000]

@trueightysix Aircraft are actually quite hard to see up in the sky, they're only a minuscule amount of the view in front of you (the sky is HUGE), and they can easily blend into background colors. Helicopters also tend to hover still a lot, so they can have little motion to detect either. VERY easy to miss this helicopter visually.

[denelson83]

@rockyPants4000 If only those helicopters had TCAS installed...