Khaberni - Australia witnessed a tragic accident after a "Robinson R22" training helicopter plummeted onto a parked car inside the parking lot of Bankstown city airport, resulting in the death of the flight instructor and serious injuries to his trainee.
Scenes captured by a car Dashcam showed the helicopter suddenly falling from the sky before violently crashing to the ground, breaking apart on top of a car parked in the lot, according to "The Sun" British publication.
According to preliminary investigations, the helicopter was flying at a low altitude during a training session, before the pilot lost control due to a collision with a power pole, then crashing into trees and forcefully landing on the car.
The collision resulted in the immediate death of the 62-year-old instructor, while the trainee (19 years old) was transported to Liverpool Hospital in critical condition, suffering from fractures in the jaw and spinal column.
Emergency response
The police and ambulance teams immediately rushed to the site upon the accident, and passersby hurried to offer help, which was instrumental in saving the "trainee’s life".
One of the witnesses described the scene as similar to a "bomb explosion," saying: "We heard a huge bang that made people run in panic, some lifted their heads to the sky thinking something catastrophic was happening."
On his part, the Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) stated that the investigations are still in their early stages, pointing out that flight training is usually conducted at an altitude ranging between 800 and less than 1000 feet, emphasizing that determining responsibility or the cause of the accident "requires precise data before any conclusions can be drawn".
