Helicopter Crash Footage

[@sebrofc]

Reminds me of when you first give a child a microphone and they shove it in their mouth and just speak gibberish with no discernable speech.

[@BungSpoot]

I'm rolling

[@kevinkline7242]

The helicopter should have landed on that big mouth.

[@MrErichonda30]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thegreatcornholiofb3037]

It seriously sounds like Joe Biden trying to talk again. 😂

[@pietekoo5559]

Laughing whilst a potential disaster and loss of life is imminent. What has become of mankind

[@MikeLitoris66]

Someone should punch the guy screaming in that loudspeaker.

[@60viking]

He yells like know body can see the helicopter or something like that.

[@Fataussie]

Ikr

[@Parker_P]

Don Berry “know body”

[@TheJamesmcdiarmid]

My feelings exactly - poor decision making by the R44 ‘pilot’ - but the idiot filming it really needed to shut up 🤐

[@nickw9376]

@@Parker_P yeah that's "nobody"

[@MH-bb4fl]

After an investigation by the FAA and NTSB, it was concluded that the pilot was flying over the race when suddenly he heard an announcer on a loud speaker who was so atrocious that the pilot lost the will to live. After unsuccessfully dying in the subsequent crash, he ran down the hill to kill the announcer with his bare hands.

[@fabiovezzari2895]

Is the pilot the guy that is running? Lol

[@MH-bb4fl]

@@fabiovezzari2895 yes lol the white shirt guy that at first runs left of the crash, he then proceeds down the hill towards the announcer booth, presumably, to murder him. Lol

[@harishankaraero]

😂😂

[@robertjett5431]

"If we are lucky we might see it crash!" WTF?? See this is why the aliens wont visit us man

[@AviationNut]

Because aliens are worried we might see them crash.

[@SoftSpecialist2206]

If you hear him he says "Oh My God I'm sorry"

[@Yah-Izoa-Hakaboth]

@Robert Jett Because aliens are demons which are also called unclean spirits! *Ephesians **6:12* For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

[@tyson9419]

Total douche nozzle

[@theroidragedtrex7908]

Aren't you the one who clicked on a video titled "Helicopter crash footage"?

[@CyclingSasquatch]

Was this the spectators' first time seeing a helicopter in real life or something?

[@roar811]

🤣🤣🤣

[@InfiltratorrX]

Maybe, they never closed to helicopter before.

[@user-ellievator]

Yes, it was also the pilot's first time seeing a helicopter.

[@shawnbullard311]

Right !! Dude is way to excited about that small egg beater with a lawnmower engine. Makes me so happy to live on the opposite side of the country if that's truly exciting to this dude and everyone around him.

[@MJScoutArchMar]

@@shawnbullard311 I 100% agree with your statement lol.

[@rcbif101]

The helicopter pilot was uninjured, but later hospitalized after brief exposure to morons.

[@TheMilkiestCereal]

Yeah, I hope he recovers soon

[@mattc677]

Imagine you're in that chopper and it tips over on landing....and..... you have that crew of burnout 35 year-old Colorado stoner skateboarders to rush to your aid...

[@mytheoryofmind]

Rather have them come to the rescue then a bunch of homeless tweakers

[@MJScoutArchMar]

@@mytheoryofmind Colorado stoner skateboarders vs homeless tweekers..... same thing.

[@LloydJarvis]

lol losers

[@lonewulf1922]

Yes, except none of them went to help. They just stood there filming and annoyingly saying "oh my God" repeatedy...

[@kissanruokaa]

Whats wrong with skateboarding and smoking weed? you must be a bit senile or something lmao. That kind of a guy that thinks every skateboarder is a criminal hahahaha, what a joke your mindset is old man x)

[@joelesher7106]

This was my friends helicopter that was being used by a flight school. I remember when he called me to say he thought he was financially ruined because of this. Luckily there were no injuries and everything turned out OK for him! Scary stuff... They were flying too low, too slow, too heavy all while at a higher elevation and being fully fueled, on a hot day while not leaving enough room to recover.

[@blondblue1949]

Yep. That will do it.

[@TFpolska]

@fuckthegovernment That's actually not true. You can glide in a helicopter as well, it's called auto rotation and you can land safely without a working engine if you're a trained pilot.

[@christopherhampson265]

Expensive experience !! They say that every day is a learning day , but it was fun to watch. Better if she had blown up !!! T'riffic that ...

[@EthansSmallHands]

@@TFpolska that's not at all how that works buddy. U drop then catch yourself. It's not a plane.

[@WildBlueYonder100]

@@EthansSmallHands it is true actually. You can safely take it to the ground. You’re not “gliding” as far for sure but you don’t simply fall out of the sky

[@deadstick8624]

He said, "Oh my god" a bunch of times, but he forgot to say, "Oh, the humanity."

[@duartesimoes508]

:-))

[@growmiezhomiez8760]

Ya fer sure. Specially since there is no such thing as a “God”.

[@commonclayofthenewwest6045]

@@growmiezhomiez8760 Go and search for God truly and maybe He will let you discover something. You sure as shyt ain't finding any shred of truth with pride like you and I have. We're much too impure

[@kiwiguy4706]

When unbridled narcissism gets a video camera & microphone...

[@DavidGonzales-pp3hf]

Looks like a “settling with power” situation. Hopefully everyone in helicopter made it out safe. As for the guy on the microphone ...what a douche lord.

[@penguinista]

That is what I thought too. He went back around into where his prop wash was still rolling. Thought he had time to scoot sideways too, but might have been scared of going over the people to get altitude by going downhill. If so, kudos for crashing in a field rather than risking people to save a machine. Always have to plan for the worst, especially in a helicopter, especially with a reciprocating engine, especially in the mountains, and most especially for a CAMERA! They are killers.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@penguinista Especially in a Robinson

[@lcfflc3887]

Robinson helis are trash 👈✔️

[@fgm1197]

couldn't the stupid commentator jump into the rotor

[@crazysloth9]

The commentator is the best thing about this video

[@T-KayC]

The helicopter didnt even crash it just couldn't land

[@danivanon]

@Pocahontas Littlemanintheboat that's why?

[@rpoli100]

Dan Ivanov bb

[@TheTraceurBoy]

"Is it gonna explode now!?" -__- terrible commentator.

[@Resistculturaldecline]

The movie "Idiocracy" has become prophetic. I'll bet everyone went and guzzled some Brawndo afterward.

[@thomasloveless4800]

It’s got electrolytes, it’s what plants need.

[@Resistculturaldecline]

@Thomas Loveless "Sh*t. I know sh*ts bad right now with all that starvin' bullsh*t. And the dustorms. And we runnin' out of French fries and burrito coverings. But I got a solution." - Dewayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

[@mwbgaming28]

It's got electrolytes, it's what plants crave

[@union2006]

From NTSB: "The pilot had just performed a left-pedal turn and the helicopter was facing upslope to the mountain. The low rotor warning sounded and the pilot lowered the collective and increased throttle. The pilot stated that the engine did not respond so he continued to lower the collective and looked for a place to land." If he got the horn, he certainly had low rotor RPM and you can bet it was from the High Density altitude, high weight and trying OGE

[@ericmorris3030]

I fully agree!

[@mustang3.0]

Since I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. I would have to Concur with everything you have stated !

[@chris2790]

Higher altitude air as well as hot air is less dense.

[@pnklysmooth9888]

@@mustang3.0 Best western guy myself….but I’m also concurring.

[@TheBlueScarecrow]

Actually it was the pilots brain that wasn't responding.

[@flycatchful]

Lord have mercy on our nation if these people are the wave of the future.

[@wxstream8005]

I'm glad to be old because this is our future.

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

That's what the last generation said about the latter and the generation before that generation and so forth...

[@Canuck037]

The lord ain't real u idiot

[@LloydJarvis]

@@nocturnalrecluse1216 yep, and it just keeps going down hill everytime

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

@@LloydJarvis and it all trickles down to genZ. The absolute shit-tier of any generation.

[@rycar8774]

You absolutely killed it with that footage! Didn’t run and captured the best moment with a steady hand! Great work and commentary!

[@adrianfewster8391]

Great commentry ! He virtually willed it to crash, dark forces at work..

[@Magictraction]

F**k. You sound happy it crashed... Humanity...

[@INVERTEDBUKAKI]

until one of the blades flies off and takes his life

[@leeholmes9962]

Your a dummy to sort of person to risk there life for footage for you tube this world to day is full of idiots count yourself as one 👍

[@leeholmes9962]

@@Magictraction i know what foolish people a 👍

[@dezley999]

It's a pitty that all the people like this screaming "commentator" haven't suddenly ceased to breathe.

[@madmikemackas]

I’m not

[@madmikemackas]

Eyrrey everyone

[@madmikemackas]

Yet I

[@union2006]

Yes I do fly R22's, and R44's. I'm a CFII with endorsements to instruct in both. Your statement that the helicopter shouldn't get into a low rotor situation because it has a governor is misleading and dangerous. The governor fine tunes the throttle input to keep the engine rpm at the appropriate level to keep the rotor rpm in the green. At high DA you can hit "full throttle" and the governor can do nothing to help.This finite amount of power is why it is challenging to fly high, hot and heavy.

[@flightnavigator8999]

I’d say dangerous instead of challenging 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@francisconti9085]

These birds don't have much power to begin with, makes you respect limited power available & rotor limitations..terrible things happen with rotor under/overspeeds, settling, LTE, myriad of other things.. always fly with deliberate respect, knowledge of craft, and leave yourself more than one planned option..😉🚁

[@PamperPupper]

That pilot kept his composure and knew what to do in that situation, unlike the recorder. Good thing no one got hurt.

[@johnbeckwith1361]

??? He started filming that helo when it was far away, never stopped even when it looked like he would turned into swiss cheese from the rotor blades...what more do you want?

[@SOLDOZER]

Im glad to see Jeff Spicoli made something of himself and became a downhill skate announcer.

[@straightwithpedals]

Actually, what you see here, from the pilot's response to the low-RPM horn was absolutely correct: lower pitch, then increase throttle, failing which look for a landing spot. From experience, I have little doubt that the road would have saved the helicopter, but may have struck a racer. Given the circumstances, most pilots' reactions (mine included) would have been much the same. The more pertinent question is what led to the loss of power, and the NTSB concluded it was due to density altitude.

[@blondblue1949]

Yes. The pilot did do exactly what should have been done when he found himself there, however, he should have never found himself there; a hot day, too heavy, too slow, and too low, and no real place to land at that point. He accommodated the camera man instead of the aircraft and situation.

[@penguinista]

@@blondblue1949 I agree completely. He was way behind the aircraft by that point. Thank goodness he realized quickly and didn't try for a desperate save that made things worse. I was wondering if he might have flown too many turbines in the weeks leading up to the crash. Looked like he wasn't paying much attention to available power.

[@kingsleykronkk3925]

At the 31 sec mark you can see the flag waving stong as he is almost head on into the wind for a low aproach. Then his mistake was to turn almost 180 downwind and it settled into his own vortex downwash creating a loss of lift. Rookie mistake I assume.

[@Gus1966-c9o]

That’s a great explanation

[@tylerw1418]

Bad mistake but he is a great pilot. He was my flight instructor years ago. He preached safety and could auto that thing on a dime. Keyboard warriors bash everyone who crashes but the thing is in the commercial world shit happens. You live you learn. He was humble. Kind. And talented.

[@penguinista]

@@tylerw1418 Shows that very experienced and talented people can make mistakes. Thinking you are the one person who never makes mistakes is a very dangerous attitude in itself.

[@KaisTheFireWarrior]

Everyone always says they can do better after the fact

[@union2006]

@seaswirl79 I included the pilots report to illustrate that they got into and CAN get into low rotor RPM despite having a governor. The governor does nothing to help low rotor when a lack of power/high density altitude situation exists.

[@waynewilliams1922]

The pilot was one of my instructors a good few years back. He was flying heavy with bad wind direction. He did a good job making sure he brought it down without hurting anyone. The owner was happy it was insured for more than it was worth. Sometimes you just need to tell the camera guys inside you just can't get the shot instead of forcing it and chancing a incident like this.

[@waynewilliams1922]

chopperbubba he was a very good instructor. He had several thousand hours but made the mistake of listening to the camera guys wanting to be lower. The pilot should always do what allows for safety. The wind is a reason but not an excuse.any pilot can tell you people who don't know about flying will always push you to do unsafe things just because they have a lack of knowledge.

[@waynewilliams1922]

chopperbubba I agree 100%. I had a photo flight in a 22 where the camera guy wanted me to fly slow with a tail wind. I declined and described why. I'm not saying he didn't mess up just saying that he was a good pilot making a lapse in judgment. I talked to him after and he understands the mistake. And you are right people seem like they want to walk into the tail rotor.

[@waynewilliams1922]

chopperbubba haha I don't know. I started having to be in charge of watching out for people around my helicopter right around the time that girl walked into the airplane prop. Makes you want to yell at people.

[@coalcreeker583]

The actor Vic Morrow was decapitated by a rotor blade because the helicopter pilot listened to the director’s shouts of “lower!! lower!!” instead of doing what he knew was the right and safe thing.

[@ZuluLifesaBeech-]

@@coalcreeker583 Sad how he and those kids died. Weird that he died playing, to me, his most famous character that of a Soldier. I grew up watching "Combat" on a B&W Zenith.

[@dannygarden464]

That guy was commenting on the race but change its focus on the incredibly rare chopper that only couple of people had the chance to see in its natural habitat, thanks for this rare sighting..... ')

[@mikeybobw6581]

I have been a helicopter mechanic, and pilot for 25yrs. NEVER get out of a crash when the blades are turning! Dumb, dumb, dumb!

[@penguinista]

Amen!

[@mikem4575]

He didn't just get wiped out by a wave, he crashed a helicopter. The eyes see, but the brain just can't compute. Obviously a bright star for the future.

[@sharadbagadi6382]

It was very risky to jump in front of moving rotators

[@NsixVHF]

Why does everyone say, "it's gonna blow." Like every crash has to end in an explosion. Someone has been watching too many episodes of CHiPs.

[@helencarter693]

Wow that commentator really likes the sound of his own voice.

[@TristamMayes]

Never fly a Robinson higher than you are prepared to fall 😂

[@Roybwatchin]

I just watched another video of a Robinson that chopped off its own tail during flight and crashed, killing both occupants. Those Robinson's don't look good to me at this point.

[@azmike3572]

Flying these seems to be MUCH harder than a small plane...so many variables to affect flight and landings.

[@lordofthewoods]

Oh, HELL yeah! : )

[@TheBlueScarecrow]

The Robinson's are quite touchy.

[@goatosaurus]

"If you're lucky, you might see it crash." I guess we're lucky!

[@RotorvationHelicopters]

Lost lift very quickly, they're very lucky to have survived!

[@earlelkins9086]

Had the rotors come apart and went slicing thru air... directly at the screamer stoner.. one could only dream.

[@johnbeckwith1361]

I forgave the cameraman for having a loud mouth, he was perfectly crazy enough to keep filming when even I was running for cover when it crashed!

[@straightwithpedals]

"The pilot had just performed a left-pedal turn and the helicopter was facing upslope to the mountain. The low rotor warning sounded and the pilot lowered the collective and increased throttle. The pilot stated that the engine did not respond so he continued to lower the collective and looked for a place to land. During the forced landing on the downsloping terrain the helicopter came to rest on its nose, resulting in substantial damage to the main rotor, skid tubes, and tail boom." (ntsb.gov)

[@JukeboxJoeB]

Detectives have determined that the helicopter was most likely sabotaged by the man taking the video. He was the only person who knew in advance what was going to happen.

[@m.m.6757]

Was Kobe Bryant flying that one too?

[@everybodybeguccified575]

“It’s gonna blow”

[@seaswirl79]

Those things have governors and you shouldn't be getting into a low rotor RPM situation. Most likely, he was just too heavy, too high when it was too hot. If you fly helicopters like I do, it's called high density altitude. From the NTSB: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter at a high density altitude near terrain, which resulted in a settling with power condition

[@commandro]

"if your lucky you might see it crash" *helicopter crash* ~8O "if im lucky, scores of hot chicks will now be coming over that hill to meet me!"

[@keithharrold7262]

I appreciate the precision of aiming for the people below. All that wilderness and they put the helicopter down on top of them.

[@MrSpliffSir]

Raddest commentary I've ever heard.

[@solomon6082]

The guy narrating is awesome screw the other comments 😂

[@jca111]

And Americans wonder why the rest of the world doesn't like them?

[@drumdude123]

@TheOnlyTrueHumdinger There's a link to the official report in the decription.

[@Ben-yn5ep]

You can’t deny he’d be cool to party with! “Turn that thing off” 😂😂

[@exchangestudidnt]

Fantastic.

[@sint5990]

The reactions are a perfect representation of millenial mindset.

[@mustang2005]

You mean gen z

[@ostapbendervan7874]

Girly Todd Loud miscreant tapper You had him over in hottubby? For you to know his age TWINK DAD know his boys

[@torqtorqtorq]

You mean human

[@joeking4965]

Thank you Jeff Specoli.

[@AB-lh5kc]

I live in hope that if it had caught on fire, the thing with the camera would have jumped into it.

[@CerebralTantrum]

It's not gonna blow. It's a piston engine. Anyone know the cause of this accident? Looks like vortex ring state..

[@sbdreamin]

first of all, that's not a helicopter. it's a helicopter-like device meant to maim and kill.

[@Campfacer]

That announcer Drunk? He was STOKED!! 😂

[@darrenlee2021]

Land on a slanted hill even the pilot was stoned !!!

[@chistoso1985]

This has a nice early 2000's vibe, love it!!

[@oscarruf4260]

Oh My GAWD!

[@maximumhardcore4362]

1:42 Loudspeaker drunk: “Think it’ll blow up?” Camera man: “yeah!!!” Loudspeaker drunk: “Kaboom!!!!”

[@bellboy4074]

This guy was hilarious.

[@Jingogunner]

The camera operator was obviously drunk and appears to be a compulsive bigmouth. he waves his camera around as if he thinks we want to see anything else but the crash. he could have done a zoom in while screaming its gonna blow, but obviously his empty witless personality would not allow such conscious control. What a clod.

[@cctk2]

Settling with power AKA Vortex Ring State. Poor situational awareness.

[@fira2001]

Chip Kalvin I was wondering if that was a vortex ring state bringing it down so suddenly

[@BungSpoot]

Glad the pilots okay. Must have been a hillside wind or the throttle wasn't putting out but that was sure lucky.

[@bekaybe]

The tail (empennage) was chopped off by the rotor when the skids dug in and tipped the aircraft forward.

[@teeembeee]

Out of ground effect hover at 10,000 feet. Might want to review the performance charts next time. And this guy was an instructor....

[@joelesher7106]

This was my friends helicopter that was leased out to a local school but if I remember the guy flying was more student then instructor. Too low, too slow, too hot, too heavy all at a higher elevation all added up to a bad day.

[@Soco0504]

I like how the blades on this particular helicopter create absolutely no wind......

[@crazychink1987]

@TheTillinger123 Brycin lyons, the commentator, is Canadian

[@delo1960]

how does this affect your chances of being employed

[@doyerknives6415]

It's a good thing those Robinson copters are disposable, like a bic lighter.

[@montegofd3s]

Incorrect. If he was in ground effect he would have had plenty of lift to get out of the situation. It looks more to be a settling with power issues, or as most people call it vortex ring state. Basically you settle into your own vortex and lose lift. The only cure is airspeed to get in clean air, but most start sinking and try to pull up on the collective which only makes the problem worse.

[@drummastikz]

was this the first time a helicopter was at a longboarding event?

[@Chrisstian111]

The pilot handled that Robinson very well.

[@MarleneWalker-su8ku]

The guy on the microphone would make a great war correspondent😂

[@jorasatt]

NTSB report: "The pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter at a high density altitude near terrain, which resulted in a settling with power condition."

[@jeraldrice3583]

No shit ...now we must bow before your intelligence SHUT UP

[@skyboys9814]

So what's the elevation of the mountain their? Helicopter probably flying too slow for the altitude.

[@newcombhigh]

I watched it a few times and I agree it was low rotor rpm. I didn't realize how high Golden, was but yeah, if you are out of ground hover you will pull the shit out of the power until those blades just slow down.

[@chris2790]

??? High altitude air is thinner. Less drag on the rotors. How does that slow them down?

[@steelemedia]

Silly to fly a chopper a 1/4 mile from windy saddle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKDSi3-Cf8alpsk Crash site at 28:46 and Windy Saddle at 29:12 Paraglider pilots take off from Windy saddle. I have never seen a chopper fly that low over that terrain. Power lines are another issue up there. I already have a bad opinion of Robinson helicopters. This bird looked like a hand pushed it down. Not surprised, any helicopter would have had issues.

[@ezb3970]

The helicopter obviously heard the announcer and tried to murder/suicide the situation. This was filmed at Colorado extreme douchebag championships. The winner gets 2 cases of protein bars and a life sized THC gummy bear.

[@LtCracker]

@89hondaguysi If he got into LTE in an OGE hover all he had to do was go forward on the cyclic. There was no yawing back and forth. Looked like he settled, but it's hard to tell where the wind was coming from (if any).

[@KaisTheFireWarrior]

He has a tail wind before turning around

[@johncarson721]

I would agree with this more. However, wouldn't attempting to gain forward airspeed by nudging the cyclic forward help in some situations?

[@davidkolaga8489]

Announcer loves the sound of his own voice

[@keithminchin1817]

Warning ⚠️ Watch without sound on!

[@johngraves6878]

I wonder if the copter was repairable. The main blade is still fully intact.

[@xFerrariPROx]

only at Landyachtz!

[@Archive222]

1:13 when the helicopter blades don't want to go

[@WX4GPS]

Interesting to see how easy the issue with this helicopter is to have the bad cut off the rear tail.

[@CAyellowtail]

great job by the pilot to put that thing down relatively safely. great job man... ya, I watched with no sound. way better

[@JJ-Streaming]

“Hopefully you see it crash!” Then “I’m sorry” haha

[@CrimxSun]

I was waiting for one of the blades to hit the loudspeaker guy. Ps: I came here via the "Helikopter Helikopter song". Now i can't stop hearing it when they say it.

[@ginobragoli1448]

That's extremely lucky that no one was hurt or killed. Not even the blades sustained damage, incredible!

[@HeliNomadic]

Those blades are toast.

[@2m7b5]

@certise i think there was one at maryhill too. also it was there for the event not just a random helicopter haha

[@ronaldgreen5292]

There we go again! Another problematic Robinson helicopter failing and crashing! The guy that said; "Maybe we will see it crash!" Jinxed it!!

[@TheTrex600ESP]

The commentator sounds like his 10 years old. A guy that will make a show at all cost.

[@timheidel5849]

Reminds me of when a little kid gets one of those "My First Sony" toys and just blabbers loudly non-stop.

[@rickrudd]

SO lucky to be alive after that. Amazing.

[@sharipuckett6923]

Good gosh!! This one guy acts like nothing happened after the helicopter crashed and didn't even check on the pilot or passengers to see if they were okay. He was just smiling from ear to ear, saying: "Oh my gosh! It's gonna blow!" When the helicopter didn't even catch fire! That's insane!

[@bullhippo9023]

Strange the helicopter failed when he said we might see a crash... very odd ?

[@deathtoraiden2080]

The cause of the accident is what is referred to as a "Annoyance Death Vortex". Once you get caught in it you can't escape.

[@LooseJuice96]

Guy: if your lucky you might see it crash Helicopter pilot: aye aye