Moment pilot crash-lands his helicopter and - along with two American passengers - escapes with just minor injuries after the motor broke down as they flew above an Argentinean river Walter Quiroga was piloting a private helicopter that encountered a mechanical failure and was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday in Argentina Quiroga was transporting two American passengers when the aircraft showed motor problems over the Uco Valley in the western province of Mendoza Quiroga told Radio Mitre he had the choice of making a river landing on the Robinson 44 model helicopter or making it to a farm Video images inside Quiroga's chopper reveal the moment the distress sirens come on and a short while later the video ends when it crashed A separate video shot by a witness on the ground showed the moment the helicopter lands on its skis but flips sideways Quiroga and the passengers didn't suffer any serious injuries
By Adry Torres For Dailymail.com
Published: 22:21 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 14 February 2019
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This is the moment a pilot stops his helicopter from crashing into a mountain, instead making an emergency landing on a farm in South America.
Dramatic video recorded by the aviator on the private aircraft and a resident on the ground showed just how catastrophic the crash could’ve been as it was feet away from colliding with the grassy hills in western Argentina.
Cell phone images registered by the pilot, Walter Quiroga, inside the cockpit
