South African R44 crashed during lift-off after unsecured penguin fell on controls

R44 Bird Island penguin crash-c-SACAA

Source: SACAA via pilot

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 lift-off.

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