Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa

[muriel_volestrangler]

An "unsecured" penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa, a report into the incident has found.

The penguin, which had been placed in the box and on the lap of a passenger, slid off and knocked the pilot's controls just after take-off from Bird Island off the Eastern Cape on 19 January.

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.
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The report did not say why they had picked up the penguin.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5xx036p4vo

(everyone knows why you p...pick up a penguin ... bonus points for getting the British cultural reference there)

See - the penguins were causing havoc! Tariff the bastards into submission, I say.