Helicopter crash injures two as the aircraft suddenly plunges into a field and bursts into flames
- A Robinson R44 four-seater aircraft burst into flames after crashing into ground
- The accident occurred at Lethbridge Airport north-west of Geelong on Tuesday
- Two men were taken to two hospitals suffering from minor injuries in the crash
A helicopter has crashed in a field and burst into flames, leaving two people injured.
The Robinson R44 four-seater aircraft smashed into the ground at Lethbridge Airport, north-west of Geelong, Victoria, at 10.15am on Thursday.
Two men suffered minor injuries in the crash, with one man with lower-back pain flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition.
A helicopter has crashed in a field and burst into flames, leaving two people injured (pictured)
The Robinson R44 four-seater aircraft smashed into the ground at Lethbridge Airport, north-west of Geelong, Victoria, at 10.15am on Thursday (pictured)
The other was taken to Ballarat Hospital for observation.
‘They were doing circuits around the airport and something has happened,’ said Garry Baum, the owner of the airport, The Herald Sun reported.
‘We don’t know what [happened] and it [the helicopter] has come down to land and skidded across.’
Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson said it was likely the helicopter pilots were training at the time.
‘They were doing circuits at Lethbridge which often means they are training,’ he said.
‘It was a hard landing, they were coming in to land and obviously something went wrong.’
The cause of the crash is yet to be determined.
Two men suffered minor injuries in the crash (pictured), with one man with lower back pain flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition
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