The crash occurred just after take off from Bird Island in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, according to reports Getty; Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu via Getty A penguin was reportedly the cause of a ...

GQEBERHA, South Africa (WKRC) - A routine aerial survey flight took an unexpected turn when a helicopter crash-landed after a penguin, being transported in a cardboard box, caused a control mishap.

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 caused ...

Although the pilot had conducted a pre-flight risk assessment, the investigation indicated that he did not consider the additional risks associated with transporting the animal on board. South African ...

A stock photo of a helicopter; a penguin in Cape Town, South Africa A penguin was reportedly the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa. According to the BBC and U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, a ...