Helicopter rotor strikes cable and crashes - video

[Jon]

Helicopter rotor strikes cable and crashes. 2:12 video.

Previously:

CH-46 helicopter crashes into ocean after failed landing on ship - video
Helicopter hovering while crew repairs front landing gear - GIF
Chinook helicopter lands on water - video
CH-46 helicopter crashes into ocean after failed landing on ship - video
Plane skids off runway and crashes into helicopter - GIF
Helicopter wire strike protection system - video
Linemen working while dangling from a helicopter - GIF
Helicopter lands on ship in rough seas

[Frank S]

two things that are amazing first the tower was not pulled down and 2nd that the pilot was not seriously injured

[jdurand]

Everyone watching the main blades and nobody watching the tail.

[Rangi]

Lifting cable could not be released by the pilot due to a cargo hook malfunction. Ground handler tried pulling the cable free from the hook and the cable was still attached to the tower was pulled into the main rotor.

[Hoosiersmoker]

Cable handler is lucky to still have all of his fingers let alone hand as fast as that cable was ripped away from him!