Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 13, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 13, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up ‘Massive **********’ after early morning chopper flight TIMELINE OF THE FATAL HELICOPTER ******: MONDAY AUGUST 12: – A Robinson R44 four-seat light helicopter leaves Nautilius Aviation at Cairns airport’s general aviation hanger in the early hours of the morning – Eye witness sees the helicopter fly around Cairns CBD at speed before hitting the DoubleTree by Hilton roof in a “massive **********” – About 1.50am emergency services are called to the hotel – About 3.30am police declare a Public Safety Preservation Act exclusion zone as hotel guests are evacuated. A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s are taken to hospital for smoke inhalation and later released – About 5.15am Queensland Ambulance Service rule it unsafe for emergency crews to enter the hotel to view the impact site due to *****. It’s revealed the helicopter propellers were dislodged on impact, with one landing on the street outside and the other in the hotel pool while still on ***** – About 9.15am police confirm the pilot – the helicopter’s sole occupant – ***** at the scene – About 10am charter company Nautilus Aviation confirms it owns the helicopter but an “unauthorised” flight had occurred – 1pm Police do not confirm whether the helicopter had been stolen but tell media it had been “moved” from Cairns airport’s general aviation hangar. – About 6.20pm helicopter wreckage removed from Cairns hotel roof TUESDAY AUGUST 13: – About 6.50am *********** Transport Safety Bureau say initial information indicates the helicopter had been airborne for five minutes before the ******. – The ATSB probe will focus on the ****** and its cause while police investigate how the chopper was taken on an unauthorised flight This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Massive #********** #early #morning #chopper #flight This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/97864-%E2%80%98massive-explosion%E2%80%99-after-early-morning-chopper-flight/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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