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AS355F1 Ecureuil II, G-BPRI

Summary:

After confirming that the surrounding area was clear, the pilot started the helicopter鈥檚 engines. Shortly after starting the second engine, he noticed a golf cart on his right side that was 鈥渢ravelling at some speed, clearly out of control鈥�. The cart passed behind the helicopter, sustaining damage to its roof when it passed through the tail rotor disc, and continued for approximately 40 m before stopping. The pilot was told that a young child had climbed into the cart with an adult and had inadvertently stepped on the accelerator pedal. The pilot estimated that the cart had travelled 80 m before hitting the tail rotor. The occupants of the cart were unhurt.

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