Aircraft Twirls Wildly into Palm Fronds at Frequented California Coast
A helicopter soaring above a well-attended California shoreline unexpectedly commenced twirling out of control, ultimately dropping height and smashing into a cluster of palm fronds as spectators watched.
Recordings uploaded online capture the aircraft commencing to spiral over the beach then falling towards the perimeter of the beach, where it gets stuck among palm groves and a steps close to the shoreline route.
Emergency Response Details
The Huntington Beach fire department reported five persons were taken to hospital including two who were in the aircraft and were “extracted safely from the crash site” subsequent to the accident on the weekend.
Three persons on the pavement were harmed. Details on their wounds were not immediately available.
What led to the incident was not immediately released.
Planned Function
The department said the aircraft was linked to an regular “Cars with Copters” benefit occasion scheduled for the following day.
