The Independent By Shweta Sharma
An “unsecured” penguin kept in a cardboard box has been identified as the reason for a helicopter crash in South Africa.
The penguin created a “dangerous situation” when the box slid off a passenger’s lap upon takeoff and hit the pilot’s controls, an investigation by the South African Civil Aviation Authority found.
The incident took place on Bird Island off the Eastern Cape on 19 January, according to the official report.
The pilot of the Robinson R44 Raven II was unable to recover control and came down from a peak height of 15m. The main rotor blades struck the ground, wrecking the four-seat helicopter. No one on board was harmed during the accident, including the penguin.
The South Africa CAA in its report blamed “the lack of secure containment for the penguin” as being responsible for the crash.
Pictures from the incident included in the report showed that the helicopter was badly damaged and the bird’s enclosure was a cardboard box with holes. The report did not say why the penguin was being transported…
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