‘Massive explosion’ after early morning chopper flight

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‘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

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