Bird Fatally Strikes a Helicopter Passenger in Remote NT

Police respond to helicopter crash near Behchoko

Pilot, who was only person on board, succumbed to injuries, according to RCMP

Man dead after helicopter collides with bird

A man has died in a freak accident after a helicopter struck a bird and made an emergency landing near a remote Northern Territory town.

Bird fatally strikes a helicopter passenger in remote NT

A man has died after a helicopter he was travelling in collided with a bird, during a flight over the Northern Territory's remote north-east Arnhem Land.

Fatal helicopter incident - Gapuwiyak | NT Police, Fire & Emergency Services

Northern Territory Police are investigating a fatal helicopter incident that occurred in Gapuwiyak this afternoon. Around 2:00pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports that a helicopter carrying two occupants had made an emergency landing at the Lake Evella airstrip after the aircraft struck a bird. The impact allegedly caused the bird to fatally strike a 54-year-old male passenger. The pilot was able to land the air…