The Twilight zone helicopter crash that crushed three
The Twilight zone helicopter crash that crushed three While filming twilight zone: the movie in 1982 actor Vic morrow and child actors Myca Dinth Le, 7, and Renee Shin-Yi Chen, 6, were killed when a helicopter became entangled in pyrotechnics and crashed on top of them. SHOP ON AMAZON twilight zone the movie 1982 Morrow and Le were decapitated by the helicopter's rotor, blades, while Chen was crushed to death by the chopper's right landing skid. Critical errors were made, with the pyrotechnics going off too close to the helicopter and the director pushing the pilot to fly lower. The director and other crew members were tried and acquitted of manslaughter During the filming, the pilot stationed his helicopter 25 feet (7.6 m) from the ground, while hovering near a large mortar effect; he then turned the aircraft around for the next shot. The tragic accident occurred at exactly that moment. The pyrotechnics were detonated while the helicopter's tail-rotor was still above...