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The commercial helicopter pilot and two medical crew members were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. [2] On July 30, 2008, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its probable-cause report on the accident. According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the crash was "the pilot's ...
1978 San Diego mid air collision, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk N7711G and a PSA 727-214 N533PS collided over San Diego on September 25 1978 killing over 135 passengers on the 727 and 2 on the Cessna, 7 were killed on ground making it 144 deaths. and injuring 9 on ground. 727 crashed at 9:02:04.5 PST
3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass, Pakistan, killing all 41 people on board. 8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City, United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all ...
crash likely due to thunderstorm activity in the area Hillevi Rombin: Sweden 1996 Miss Universe 1955, national decathlon: Beechcraft Musketeer C-23 [98] California, United States engine failure caused by improper maintenance Marie Rossi: United States 1991 First female combat commander (US) Boeing CH-47 Chinook: Northern Saudi Arabia
Cal Fire’s newest addition to its helicopter fleet is the Fire Hawk — a Sikorsky S70i Black Hawk retrofitted to drop water or fire retardant, as well as conduct hoist rescue and night operations.
California: Curtiss C-46 Commando: The pilot descended below the minimum altitude during approach in poor visibility, with the right wing clipping the side of a hill and instigating a crash. June 7, 1949 53 0 28 1949 Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash: Atlantic Ocean, near San Juan: Puerto Rico: Curtiss C-46 Commando
It was the second fatal helicopter crash in Southern California this week. On Tuesday, five Marines died when a military craft went down in Pine Valley, about 40 miles east of San Diego. The ...
A television station helicopter crashes while engaging in low level filming around a racecourse. [95] 0 3 1982-01-07 Lang Lang, Victoria, Australia: Channel 7: While filming a traffic accident at a low altitude, a Bell 206B helicopter goes out of control and crashes. [96] [97] 5 Loss of tail rotor effectiveness due to unknown reasons. [98] 1982 ...