Nightly News   |  May 10, 2011

Chopper crash-landing caught on tape

A private helicopter helping to film the Buffalo Bill Downhill skateboard race outside of Golden Colorado crashed near the race's finish line. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> this was the scene this past weekend in colorado as a helicopter hovering low taking pictures of a skateboard race lost its rotor speed and then dove down to the ground. the pilot managed a hard landing just feet from where the crowd was watching the race. a nice save in a way, but way too close for comfort. no one was hurt. they're looking into how and why it happened.