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 ...

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

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 ...

A penguin was reportedly the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa. According to the BBC and U.K. newspaper The ...

Don't worry, the penguin survived the helicopter crash. All of the people in the helicopter survived as well, but I know you ...

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

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

Getty; Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu via Getty A penguin was reportedly the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa. According to the BBC and U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, a report by the South ...

Pilot lost control after bird in cardboard box slid off a passenger's knee and knocked controls, aviation authority finds.

the box containing the penguin knocked the controls causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft An "unsecured" penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa ...

Authorities in South Africa said a helicopter crash on Bird Island was caused when a penguin in a cardboard box slid off a passenger's lap and interfered with the controls. Photo courtesy of the ...