No injuries reported when a helicopter crashed this afternoon at St. Louis Downtown Airport. That airport located in St. Clair County, Illinois. A student and an instructor were on board at the time of the crash, which happened on the airport’s secondary runway, which is closed. The primary runway is open. The FAA has been…
NEW YORK (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River told federal investigators that he believed the aircraft’s fuel was cut off when a passenger’s restraint tether tangled with an emergency fuel cutoff switch, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on the crash released…
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A private charter helicopter hired for a photo shoot crashed into New York City’s East River on Sunday night and flipped upside down in the water, killing all five passengers aboard, officials said. The pilot freed himself and was rescued by a tugboat, officials said, while police…
By ALINA HARTOUNIAN, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A tour helicopter carrying seven people on board crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three people and injuring four others. Six passengers and a pilot were on board the Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters chopper when it crashed around 5:20 p.m. Saturday on the Hualapai Nation near Quartermaster Canyon,…
Cahokia, IL (KTRS) Two men are recovering after a helicopter crash at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia. Authorities say the crash happened around 11:15 a.m. on Monday. The helicopter landed on its roof, breaking into pieces. The two men on board walked out of the wreckage with minor injuries. They were taken to an area…
Perryville, MO (KTRS) An investigation is underway after a medical helicopter crashed in southeastern Missouri over the weekend. Authorities say a St. Louis Children’s Hospital helicopter was transporting a 5-year-old patient when it crashed Saturday night near Perryville. The child and at least three crew members sustained non-life threatening injuries. Sheriff Gary Schaff says the helicopter…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A U.S. Marine Corps combat photographer from Illinois is among the eight dead who were aboard a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal. Officials identified the victims Sunday. Cpl. Sara A. Medina, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan, and a native of…