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Defib1961
03-03-2012, 8:37pm
Oops.

LiveLeak.com - AH-1 Cobra crashes during top gear
Skia
03-03-2012, 8:38pm
OOPS
Datawiz
03-03-2012, 8:41pm
Holy shit!

At least it looks as if everyone was OK. Helicopter crashes can be ugly.
R.Zaragoza
03-03-2012, 9:01pm
:omg:
nhlgopens
03-03-2012, 9:02pm
Holy shit! :willy:
Blademaker
03-03-2012, 9:02pm
WOW
99 pewtercoupe
03-03-2012, 9:26pm
Ouch!!!
Hope nobody got hurt in that one
bryanZ06
03-03-2012, 9:26pm
OOPS

Holy shit!

At least it looks as if everyone was OK. Helicopter crashes can be ugly.

:omg:

Holy shit! :willy:

WOW

^ What they said.
BuckyThreadkiller
03-03-2012, 9:28pm
When was that?
VITE1
03-03-2012, 9:29pm
DAMN!!!

:angel:
snide
03-03-2012, 9:30pm
When was that?

I'm guessing during Top Gear, but that hasn't been confirmed.
ApexOversteer
03-03-2012, 9:40pm
Happened during filming of Top Gear: Korea... and he was filming a Corvette...

Heart-stopping footage has emerged showing a helicopter lose control and slam into the ground in the US during a stunt for the Korean version of Top Gear.

The retired US military helicopter, an AH1 Cobra, was being used to film a speeding Corvette in Coolidge Airport, Arizona, on March 1 when the pilot lost control at about 60m altitude, My Fox reports.

Local resident Steve Esparza, who was filming the helicopter with a home video camera, said his "heart was pounding" when he realised it was about to crash on the main runway.

"I think the thing that shook me up the most was, I thought the pilots were dead — I turned the camera off, I didn't want to roll on what I thought I was about to see," he said.

Both pilots, from the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, were treated by paramedics at the scene and were able to walk away from the accident.

Coolidge Police Chief Joe Brugman said the helicopter's safety gear saved the pilots' lives.

"They were strapped in wearing harnesses and helmets," he said.

Police department spokesman Roger Stinson said the helicopter had been taking part in filming of an episode of Top Gear Korea when it crashed.

The film crew has not spoken about the accident.

He said initial reports indicate the crash was caused by a mechanical failure but authorities are still investigating.

Top Gear Korea is the Korean version of the popular British motoring show Top Gear, which often involved elaborate stunts.

Source (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8429475/helicopter-crashes-during-top-gear-korea-stunt)