News Chopper Gets Distracted, Crashes on Live TV | Last Moments
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Published 2023-09-15
"On July 27, 2007, two AS-350 AStar helicopters from television stations KNXV-TV and KTVK collided in mid-air over Phoenix, Arizona, while covering a police pursuit. On board the two aircraft were four people in total – pilot Craig Smith and photographer Rick Krolak from KNXV-TV, and pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim Cox from KTVK – all of whom were killed, while no casualties were reported on the ground."
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Honestly. who thought it was a good idea to have the reporter being the same guy as the pilot? Nobody thought this was a bad idea? nobody?
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It never even occurred to me that the pilots would have any other responsibilities besides piloting. This was tragically insane.
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The proximity of ALL these helicopters is INSANE, not even separated by any vertical airspace?! WTH?
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The fact that any news outlet ever thought of a pilot being a reporter at the same time, instead of focusing on flying, is beyond ridiculous
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"Absolutely unbelievable. This guy doesn't care what he hits" "This may be the end of this thing" Truly prophetic
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Imagine thinking that texting while driving is super dangerous, but staring at a screen and reporting and interacting with the other news anchors while FLYING would be just fine. How did ANYONE think this was OK? Genuinely confused
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I can barely keep track of multiple tabs open in my browser. Expecting these pilots/reporters/etc to keep track of everything is truly insane.
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I vividly remember when this happened. The channel 15 pilot normally had his dog in the cockpit with him but uncharacteristically decided to leave him behind this one time since it was a police chase and there would be a lot going on.
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its so heartbreaking hearing the other pilots react to the collision, especially the one pilot that realized who the helicopters were. they could've been in the exact same accident like them, truly terrifying.
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Man... that one pilot just trying to catch his breathe after the crash. Incredible sadness coming from him
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"Chaotic multi-tasking." That's an understatement.
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Whoever made the 3d reenactment did a great job
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As a chopper pilot, All I do Is Pilot. That's it. UNREAL. The news stations should be charged. Clearly.
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Having to report on the death of your friends immediately after they die is absolutely brutal.
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Hearing the other choppers reacting to what they were seeing was heartbreaking. I never would have thought of or imagined it before this video, but that would be a very select fraternity.
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Phonecian native myself. The crash was happened at Central and Indian School at Steele Indian School Park. My favorite Channel 3 eye in the sky photo journalist at the time died. You're sooo horribly missed Jim.
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Shame that nothing ever changes until tragedy strikes.
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I'm glad that accidents like this lead to much stricter guidelines, but it's sad that they need to happen before these things are even considered. Great video, as always
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Thank you for the visual companion video. I was actually in Arizona at the time of this horrific accident for a business meeting. God bless all that were involved.
