The wreckage of a police helicopter on the roof of a house after the helicopter spun out of the sky and crashed through the roof. Three crew members emerged unscathed from the crash on to the two-storey semi in the quiet Whitchurch area of Cardiff. * The aircraft developed a fault while chasing a stolen car. 11/1/2001: An Air Accident Investigation Board report on the crash, in which neither the pilot, crew or family were injured, is released Wednesday January 10, 2000. It says that the loss of control of the helicopter, being operated on behalf of the South Wales and Gwent Police forces, had
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1118 x 1500 px | 18.9 x 25.4 cm | 7.5 x 10 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
22 April 2000Photographer:
Barry BatchelorMore information:
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The wreckage of a police helicopter on the roof of a house after the helicopter spun out of the sky and crashed through the roof. Three crew members emerged unscathed from the crash on to the two-storey semi in the quiet Whitchurch area of Cardiff. * The aircraft developed a fault while chasing a stolen car. 11/1/2001: An Air Accident Investigation Board report on the crash, in which neither the pilot, crew or family were injured, is released Wednesday January 10, 2000. It says that the loss of control of the helicopter, being operated on behalf of the South Wales and Gwent Police forces, had followed a series of problems in the tail rotor pitch change unit.