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04-OCT-2007 Jack Hoying

Bad day on Lake Powell

Lake Powell / Page, Arizona

Pilot forgot to untie the tail tie-down on this Robertson 44R helicopter. Passenger suffered a broken arm. Note damage to roof of houseboat.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/350s f/14.0 at 26.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time04-Oct-2007 10:05:02
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length26 mm
Exposure Time1/350 sec
Aperturef/14
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 06-Oct-2007 21:34
Very lucky people, I hope they said a thank you prayer to somebody.
martyn george (Hedonic3000)06-Oct-2007 10:20
What an idiot!!.
Dirck Brinckerhoff05-Oct-2007 04:53
Any relation to the guy who forgot to tie his boat to the trailer?
Bea.04-Oct-2007 21:50
I think they were all extremely fortunate. They should buy a Lottery ticket now.
Mark Krauss04-Oct-2007 19:51
Very lucky that a broken arm and minoe bot damage is all that resulted. Could you see any trace of fuel spilled?