Pilot and passenger survive dramatic helicopter crash caught on doorbell camera
A pilot and their passenger miraculously survived a helicopter crash, which was caught on a doorbell camera at the weekend in California.
The apparent accident occurred on Saturday morning when the pilot and a passenger said they heard a “pop” sound while flying above Fresno just before 10am, ABC30 reported.
The aircraft, a civilian Bell 206B helicopter, fell from the sky and crashed between two houses near Willow Avenue and Jensen Avenue in the city, about 120 miles southeast of San Jose.
A doorbell camera on a nearby home caught the dramatic crash and has since gone viral on Twitter, where hundreds of thousands of people have viewed the clip.
It shows a helicopter falling from the sky and knocking into one house before hitting a palm tree.
Other footage of the scene showed someone helping the pilot and passenger escape the wreckage of the helicopter, KMPH reported on Saturday.
VIDEO: Helicopter crashes near homes in Southeast Fresno https://t.co/7IsdJtMaea (Courtesy: Barbara Lee) pic.twitter.com/5i5IEkIPXx
— Olen Hogenson KMPH (@olenhogenson) October 1, 2022
Police told the news station that both the passenger and pilot were found conscious and breathing and did not suffer major injuries as a result.
Both were taken to hospital and according to reports, were going to survive.
An investigation is now underway with the Federal Aviation Authority and the National Transportation Safety Board joining a probe into the crash, according to ABC30.
A road closure was in place for at least 24 hours following the incident.
