The crash occurred just after take off from Bird Island in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, according to reports A penguin was reportedly the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa. According ...

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A penguin inside a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year, according to authorities. On Jan. 19, a pilot and three passengers transported a penguin back from ...

A pilot and three passengers were not injured after their helicopter crashed from a low altitude in South Africa, according to an incident report. An unsecured cardboard box holding a penguin ...

The Independent has more: 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 ...

South African investigators have determined that the pilot of a Robinson R44 helicopter did not assess the risk of transporting a live penguin in the cockpit before the aircraft crashed just after ...

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 ...

No reason is given in the report for why the penguin was on board, only that a specialist conducting the survey asked that it be brought back and the pilot agreed. The aviation authority found ...

Nobody was injured in the crash, including the penguin, and the 35-year-old pilot was advised to undergo further training on the correct way to follow safety procedures. Reporter Got a tip?

Shortly after take-off, the box containing the penguin knocked the controls causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft An "unsecured" penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a ...

Getty; Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu via Getty A penguin was reportedly the cause ... slipped off a passenger’s lap and hit the pilot’s controls on Jan. 19. The crash occurred just after ...

A penguin was reportedly the cause of a helicopter ... slipped off a passenger’s lap and hit the pilot’s controls on Jan. 19. The crash occurred just after take off from Bird Island in South ...