We had one crash here a few months back.......No fatal injuries thank God........
BRAVE AI:
On June 12, 2025, a touring helicopter crashed on the runway at Destin Executive Airport in Destin, Florida, injuring all four people on board. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the injuries were non-life-threatening, with the pilot and one passenger sustaining serious injuries and the other two passengers receiving minor injuries.
The NTSB preliminary report identified the cause as a loose bolt from the cyclic servo that backed out during takeoff, causing the helicopter to lose control and dive into the ground. Investigators also noted that other bolts on the aircraft were only hand-tight, and the helicopter was leased by Higgins Leasing Inc. of Texas.
This is why most suburbs and municipalities have regs against helo ops inside their limits its billed as “noise” ordinances, but it’s for downwash causing damages and FOD especially.
For the class this is exactly what not to do.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/y4DF6Xs2RnM
But look what happened in Pensacola on I 10 yesterday morning. Video is pretty cool. Nice limbo under the highway sign.
Just read that the flight instructor/pilot was 21.
https://weartv.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i-10-east-in-escambia-county