CHICAGO (WLS) — A helicopter with a mechanical downside landed on a South Facet golf course Monday night time, Chicago Fireplace Division officers mentioned.
CFD mentioned in a submit on X simply earlier than 6:30 p.m. that the helicopter landed on Jackson Park Golf Course within the 6200-block of South Richards Drive, close to the primary gap.
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Folks had been left shocked on the golf course after watching the helicopter decrease from the sky, because the pilot was compelled to make an emergency touchdown.
“Regarded over, and there is a helicopter on the course,” mentioned witness Darryl Hill. “By no means seen something like this.”
Witness Millaun Brown mentioned he heard sputtering coming from the helicopter because it was coming down.
“Because it was descending, it was sputtering,” Brown mentioned. “I might hear the helicopter sputtering because it was descending, as if it was shedding energy.”
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Chicago fireplace officers mentioned it was a mechanical downside that led to the chopper altering course, performing a “managed touchdown” close to first gap at Hayes and Richard Drive.
“It hit the bottom, and it skidded about 3 times, and the blade nearly hit the bottom,” Brown mentioned. “If he had of tilted it any means, he would’ve most likely crash landed.”
That’s when, Brown mentioned, he ran over to assist.
“I requested them in the event that they had been they OK, and so they mentioned it was high-quality. It was three individuals within the helicopter. It was a pair, female and male, and the motive force,” Brown mentioned.
CFD crews had been checking on the occupants of the helicopter. Police sources mentioned they’re anticipated to be OK.
The helicopter remained on the scene Tuesday morning and {golfing} at Jackson Park, appears to be like just a little completely different.
“They mentioned we have to begin at gap 2 or 3, gap 1 is closed off proper now,” golfer Terrence McMilon mentioned.
ABC7 realized that the corporate that owns the plane is SummerSkyz, a helicopter tour company out of Lansing.
The proprietor of the corporate had no remark for ABC7 on Monday night time.
“They’re very lucky that they weren’t killed or critically injured,” Brown mentioned.
The FAA mentioned in a press release, “A Robinson R44 helicopter made an emergency touchdown on Jackson Park Golf Course in Chicago round 6:20 p.m. native time on Monday, March 10. Three individuals had been on board. The FAA will examine.”
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is now main the investigation into the reason for this emergency touchdown.
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