Cairns helicopter crash pilot's tragic post resurfaces after Blake Wilson stole chopper and smashed into DoubleTree by Hilton Blake Wilson crashed a helicopter in Cairns on Monday He was not cleared to fly the helicopter He often posted about his flying experience READ MORE: Shock details emerge about final moments of pilot who crashed into DoubleTree by Hilton By Clareese Packer For Nca Newswire Published: 00:13 BST, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 00:18 BST, 14 August 2024 e-mail View comments The young pilot who died after he stole a helicopter and crashed it into a Cairns hotel posted just months ago about how excited he was for his 'next adventure'. New Zealander Blake Wilson, 23, was piloting the R44 Robinson helicopter when it crashed into the roof of DoubleTree by Hilton at about 1.50am on Monday.
He died at the scene. The tragedy comes months after the young man had moved to Cairns to live out his dream after completing his training to be a pilot at Christchurch Helicopters. He held a New Zealand pilot's licence but had never flown in Australia.
In March he posted on Instagram about how excited he was for his next adventure in Far North Queensland . 'I'm very proud to announce that I'm officially a Commercial Helicopter Pilot. 'It was a busy 18 months of hard mahi (work), late nights in the books and some challenging days in the seat but all up an incredible experience,' he captioned the post.
New Zealander Blake Wilson (pictured) was piloting a R44 Robinson helicopter whe.