A penguin inside a carboard box led to a helicopter crash in South Africa, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said in a ...

A pilot and three passengers were not injured after their helicopter crashed from a low altitude in South Africa, according to an incident report. An unsecured cardboard box holding a penguin caused ...

A cautionary tale in aviation safety after an aerial survey went awry on the Eastern Cape’s Bird Island — always secure the cargo, especially when it’s a penguin.

An “unsecured” penguin kept in a cardboard box has been identified as the reason for a helicopter crash in South Africa. The penguin created a “dangerous situation” when the box slid off a ...

Spread the loveIn South Africa, a pilot and three passengers were lucky to have survived uninjured after their helicopter ...

The passenger riding in the front seat of the helicopter held the box containing the penguin on his lap, securing it with his hands, but he lost his grip just after take-off and the box slid into ...

A penguin inside a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year, according to authorities. On Jan. 19, a pilot and three passengers transported a penguin back from ...

An unsecured cardboard box holding a penguin caused the mishap, the South African Civil Aviation Authority's incident report said. The pilot and passengers were conducting an aerial survey flight ...

“Sure thing,” said the 35-year-old pilot who had clocked a total of 1,650 hours, of which 1,051.7 were flown on the aircraft type, and into a simple cardboard box the penguin went. According ...

An “unsecured” penguin kept in a cardboard box has been identified as the reason for a helicopter crash in South Africa. The ...