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

An “unsecured” penguin in a cardboard box has been blamed for a bizarre helicopter crash in South Africa, authorities said. The flightless bird apparently caused the pilot to lose control shortly ...

The pilot and three passengers aboard the helicopter, as well as the penguin, were uninjured, according to an incident report ...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority said a low-altitude helicopter crash that didn't result in any injuries was caused ...

Although the pilot had conducted a pre-flight risk assessment, the investigation indicated that he did not consider the ...

The report did not explain why the penguin was on the chopper, but many people on social media jokingly assumed it was on a ...

The accident was on the tiny Bird Island off the southeastern coast of South Africa. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

South African investigators have determined that the pilot of a Robinson R44 helicopter did not assess the risk of ...

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 ...

But so many more questions remain about the January 19 helicopter crash on Bird Island (of course) of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Like, why was a penguin there in the helicopter?

The South African Civil Aviation Authority said the impact sent the helicopter crashing to the ground. No-one on board, including the penguin, was hurt. The authority said that "the lack of secure ...

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 ...