A helicopter spinning out of control and going down sounds like a nightmare. But just imagine this uncontrolled helicopter is falling into the mouth of an active, gurgling volcano! Unfortunately, this isn’t a tale created by my vivid imagination or a new episode of a disaster TV series; it’s a true story that happened more than 20 years ago. TIMESTAMPS One of the youngest helicopter pilots ever 0:35 They were supposed to do filming runs of the Kilauea Volcano 1:10 It happened when the helicopter started its third pass over the volcano 1:50 They accidentally got into a cloud of volcanic steam 2:27 It must’ve been a lucky day 3:14 Two team members were in a dangerous situation 4:27 One decided to continue the climb... 4:59 Without food or sleep, terrified and exhausted 5:58 Other cases when people survived a fall into a volcano crater 7:13 Other videos you might like: 11 Things You Should Avoid Doing on the Plane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQF6QOGtOxY& A Girl Survived 10,000 Feet Free Fall And 11 Days in the Jungle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7tEDIpS3ZU& Titanic Survivor Claims an Iceberg Didn't Destroy the Ship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs2LY5NYL0I& #flightvolcano #survivevolcano #brightside SUMMARY - There were two other members on this little team: freelance cameraman Michael Benson and freelance film technician Christopher Duddy. The crew's helicopter was the Bell 206B-III. Equipped with 2 cameras, the helicopter was supposed to do filming runs of the Kilauea Volcano on the Hawaiian Islands. - Everything went as planned until the helicopter started its third pass over the volcano. Just a couple of seconds before the crew reached the center of the crater, disaster struck. - It happened lightning-fast. In his attempts to save the day, Hosking accidentally got into a cloud of volcanic steam and smoke. The pilot tried to leave it by auto-rotating the helicopter down to the bottom of the crater. - The problem was that they’d decided to continue their climb, and when the helicopter arrived, they were stuck on a high ridge, about 80 ft away from the rim. Obscured by the cloud of dense gases, they had to be left behind. - Twenty-seven hours after the crash, at 2:30 PM, Duddy reached the rim of the crater! He was immediately taken to the hospital but was released one day later. - Finally, at 9 AM on Monday, during a tiny break in the weather, helicopter pilot Tom Hauptman noticed Benson before the fog closed back up almost immediately. - The cause of the accident could’ve been the volcanic gas, which caused a partial loss of engine power. Only thanks to the pilot's skills, the filming crew members got away alive and with no serious injuries. Music by Epidemic Sound https://ift.tt/1NOjjY3 Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://ift.tt/1NR4JJP Instagram: https://ift.tt/2pDikkf 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://ift.tt/2pNb6gr Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://ift.tt/23rGg9b https://ift.tt/1eYTOMy https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: https://ift.tt/2d8ayZz
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