Crash notwithstanding, this could be the most fun civilian helicopter job out there - mustering cattle and its in a Robinson R-22 of all things....
It happened south of Coen, right near the north eastern tip of Australia. Presumably trying to get their daily muster under wraps, the pilot got a little too close to his livestock and ended up with one of the chopper's feet caught on the horns of a cow. After trying to disengage from the animal, the Robinson R22 Beta mustering helicopter lost balance and was forced into a rough landing, resulting in the chopper quickly being engulfed in flames. The Rural Fire Service was called to the site from Coen and quickly extinguished the chopper.
The cow that caused the kerfuffle is said to be totally unharmed and presumably quite smug.
http://mashable.com/2016/09/20/cow-vs-helicopter/#huXFCEwYZ5qW
It happened south of Coen, right near the north eastern tip of Australia. Presumably trying to get their daily muster under wraps, the pilot got a little too close to his livestock and ended up with one of the chopper's feet caught on the horns of a cow. After trying to disengage from the animal, the Robinson R22 Beta mustering helicopter lost balance and was forced into a rough landing, resulting in the chopper quickly being engulfed in flames. The Rural Fire Service was called to the site from Coen and quickly extinguished the chopper.
The cow that caused the kerfuffle is said to be totally unharmed and presumably quite smug.
http://mashable.com/2016/09/20/cow-vs-helicopter/#huXFCEwYZ5qW
