Worldcrime Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 Helicopter Crashes into Ocean Last Update: 6:44 am A man is now recovering after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into the ocean. It happened near MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach - and brought first responders from several agencies rushing to the scene. NewsChannel 5 was the only station to get video of the James Kvilhaug of Miramar being rushed away to Saint Mary's Medical Center by Trauma Hawk. He's in stable condition and is expected to recover. Kvilhaug is a pilot in training with Silver State Helicopters LLC and was returning to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at the time of the crash. Still no word on the cause. NTSB is investigating. A Silver State representative came to the scene and coordinated salvaging and investigating with officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, North Palm Beach Police. Quote
BOATFIXERGUY Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 From the size of the photo, I can't see any damage.... Maybe he just "landed" in the ocean to do a little surfing. Quote
rotor91 Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 On JH they said the 22 was hit by a bird, but not confirmed as of yet. A bald eagle took out a EC-130 near the Grand Canyon last year, minor injuries to 3 people(took out most of the front windshield) It had a wingspan of 8 feet.....YIKES! R91 Quote
whirlybirdflyer Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 Well, it least now I know that the r22 floats...kind of. Hope the guys alright. Quote
Goldy Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 The tail boom and main rotor looks intact. That means he did not land too hard...or he would have chopped the tailboom off. Probably did an auto, and ended up ten feet too close to the water. Glad he pretty much walked away from this, whatever the event was that caused it. Goldy Quote
nbit Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 One of the news reports identifies the pilot, and quotes him to saying it was an engine related problem. Quote
slick1537 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Whatever it was, kudos to the pilot for what appears to be a pretty decent power off ditching. Quote
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