There’s a reason they can’t fly! An “unsecured” penguin in a cardboard box has been blamed for a bizarre helicopter crash in ...

An “unsecured” penguin kept in a cardboard box has been identified as the reason for a helicopter crash in South Africa. The penguin created a “dangerous situation” when the box slid off a passenger’s ...

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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 ...

A penguin inside a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year, according to authorities. On Jan. 19, a pilot and three passengers transported a penguin back from ...

The helicopter was conducting an aerial survey off the island of Gqeberha in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It landed on Bird Island (no pun intended). A specialist stationed there asked the ...

Current viewers: 2 South African officials have reported that a helicopter crash on January 19, 2025, was caused by a penguin that was on board. The accident took place shortly after a Robinson ...

They’re flightless for good reason: A penguin in a cardboard box contributed to the crash of a helicopter in South Africa in January, a recently published government report says. A passenger on ...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority said the impact sent the helicopter crashing to the ground. No-one on board, including the penguin, was hurt ... alleged rape of a seven-year-old has sparked ...

A pilot and three passengers were not injured after their helicopter crashed from a low altitude in South Africa, according to an incident report. An unsecured cardboard box holding a penguin ...

According to the South African Civil Aviation Authority's report released this week, the impact caused the helicopter to plummet to the ground. Remarkably, all occupants, including the penguin ...