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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: We now have another view of a helicopter crash in Auckland , New Zealand , a few days back. As you watch this, please remember, while it is arresting to see, the pilot was OK, no one on the ground was hurt. The chopper was going to lower a Christmas display on a public plaza on the water. And pay close attention to a man working on the ground. He's holding onto a cable leading to the chopper. He tries to flip it -- flip it to a better position, and it sounds like a rifle shot when the chopper goes down. At first you can see the pilot's seemingly lifeless hand on the passenger seat, but then, after he regains consciousness, he walks away with assistance. Now, after this trauma, he says he has no memory of the incident but he's

New look at spectacular crash

A new video shows what the ground crew did before a wild helicopter crash in Auckland, New Zealand. NBC News’ Brian Williams reports.

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