{"id":535118,"date":"2023-01-04T20:57:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/video-shows-passenger-warning-chopper-pilot-before-fatal-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T20:57:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:57:18","slug":"video-shows-passenger-warning-chopper-pilot-before-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/video-shows-passenger-warning-chopper-pilot-before-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"#Video shows passenger warning chopper pilot before fatal crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a301b4b191c6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/video-shows-passenger-warning-chopper-pilot-before-fatal-crash\/#%E2%80%9CVideo_shows_passenger_warning_chopper_pilot_before_fatal_crash%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Video shows passenger warning chopper pilot before fatal crash&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CVideo_shows_passenger_warning_chopper_pilot_before_fatal_crash%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Video shows passenger warning chopper pilot before fatal crash&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Chilling video has emerged from inside the cockpit of one of two helicopters involved in a fatal mid-air collision in Australia \u2013 as a passenger taps the pilot in the arm to warn him of the impending disaster.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P0eRqLMlaSE\">footage obtained by 7 News<\/a> shows the tourist in the back seat of the descending chopper trying to alert pilot Michael James while pointing ahead.<\/p>\n<p>James turns toward the passenger, who then braces for impact with the other helicopter on Monday afternoon near Main Beach on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the pilot, the helicopter was carrying Riaan and Elmarie Steenberg, and Marle and Edward Swart, all from Auckland, New Zealand, and another unnamed passenger, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/qld\/inside-the-cockpit-moment-tourist-raises-alarm-seconds-before-fatal-gc-helicopter-crash-c-9351688\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Miraculously, they all survived with minor injuries after the windshield shattered, sending glass shards through the cabin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Passenger seen trying to warn a helicopter pilot of another chopper\" class=\"wp-image-25233122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Video obtained by 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> shows a passenger alerting a helicopter pilot of an impending disaster seconds before it collided with another chopper.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">7 NEWS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Wreckage of two choppers\" class=\"wp-image-25233134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Investigators will work to determine what went on in the cockpits of the helicopters at the time of the collision.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, four people in the other aircraft were killed after it slammed into a sandbar \u2014 pilot Ash Jenkinson, 40, UK couple Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, and Vanessa Tadros, a 36-year-old mom from Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we were in the helicopter crash, I am still in the hospital in the Gold Coast, recovering from my injuries\u201d Elmarie, a real estate agent, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02nysu7F8KZ9LuSgMUTsxYxXMrc9BJUnaebqWBryPgr6fn3PKqpj21tUS5zERBcUy9l&amp;id=100010012893210&amp;mibextid=qC1gEa\">wrote on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cAll I can say thank you to God for sparing all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple\u2019s son, Enrico, thanked James for managing to landing the chopper after the collision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThx to the pilot for saving my parents from the crash and all prayers to the family who lost their loved ones,\u201d he wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Broken glass flies through the cabin\" class=\"wp-image-25233147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The occupants of the helicopter seen in the video were injured from broken glass.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">7 NEWS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Wreckage of two helicopters\" class=\"wp-image-25233153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The wreckage of two helicopters is seen following the collision on the Gold Coast, Australia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said the other helicopter had been taking off and was in the air for less than 20 seconds before the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the collision, it was a matter of seconds before it has hit the ground. So it has unfolded very quickly,\u201d he told reporters, 7 News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell said the main rotor blade of the helicopter that was taking off <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently struck the cockpit of the other chopper as it was descending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExactly whether that was the very first point of impact we\u2019re yet to determine,\u201d he reportedly said. \u201cBut that in itself has led to the main rotor in the gearbox separating from the main helicopter, which then had no lift and has fallen heavily to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James managed to keep his helicopter upright after landing the stricken craft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could\u2019ve had a far worse situation here,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cThe fact that one helicopter has been able to land has been remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two choppers, which were operated by Sea World Helicopters, were carrying a total of 13 people, including the pilots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/four-killed-helicopters-collide-australia-14.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chopper victims Diane Hughes, 57, and her husband Ron Hughes, 65\" class=\"wp-image-25233181\" width=\"618\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/four-killed-helicopters-collide-australia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/four-killed-helicopters-collide-australia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/four-killed-helicopters-collide-australia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/four-killed-helicopters-collide-australia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/four-killed-helicopters-collide-australia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Diane Hughes, 57, and her husband Ron Hughes, 65, from the UK, pictured on their wedding day in 2021, were among the dead.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Family Handout<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three other passengers in the crashed chopper were badly hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Tadros\u2019 10-year-old son Nicholas remained hospitalized in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband, Simon, has asked for prayers for their boy, who has undergone multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do ask that if everyone can please say a prayer for Nicky, so he can wake up and make a good recovery,\u201d he wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11597893\/Sea-World-helicopter-crash-video-shows-inside-cockpit-pilot-pulling-survivors-wreck.html\">the Daily Mail reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is in an induced coma on a life support machine to help him breath (sic). He is in a very serious and critical state. I\u2019m asking for all your prayers to bring my little man back to me.\u201d Simon added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/steenberg-helicopter-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Riaan and Elmarie Steenberg, who survived the crash\" class=\"wp-image-25233207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/steenberg-helicopter-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/steenberg-helicopter-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/steenberg-helicopter-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Riaan and Elmarie Steenberg survived the accident.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">riaan.e.steenberg\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also hospitalized are Winnie de Silva, 33, of Geelong, and her 9-year-old son, Leon.<\/p>\n<p>De Silva, who is originally from Kenya, said that just 20 seconds after take-off she heard a \u201cloud bang\u201d and felt shaking as the main rotor blades ripped through the cockpit of the second helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could see the pilot pressing all these buttons, stressed out \u2013 he didn\u2019t know what to do. I don\u2019t remember much [after that] but everyone was trembling and worried,\u2019 she told the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n<p>As the Eurocopter EC130\u00a0plummeted, she said she grabbed Leon\u2019s hand and squeezed it tightly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"First responders at the scene of the crash\" class=\"wp-image-25233222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gold-coast-helicopter-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>One helicopter had been in the air for fewer than 20 seconds when it collided with the a Sea World chopper attempting to land.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I could see was death in my eyes. I didn\u2019t want to see death in my eyes so I closed them and held my son\u2019s hand beside me,\u201d De Silva told the paper.<\/p>\n<p>The woman suffered broken legs, severe injufries to her left knee, a badly broken right shoulder and a shattered collarbone.<\/p>\n<p>Her son suffered a fractured skull, brain trauma and facial injuries and is in an induced coma at Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital in Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>The accident remains under investigation.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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