Category: helicopter crash

Caller at Helicopter Crash Site Told 911 Pilot Wasn’t Alert

UPPER DARBY, Pa.—A man at the scene of a medical helicopter crash outside Philadelphia this week told a dispatcher he was most concerned about the infant girl who survived, but that the pilot was the only passenger not alert after the wreck, according to a 911 call excerpt released Thursday. The unidentified caller described the…


County Says No Kobe Bryant Crash Scene Photos Were Publicly Shared

LOS ANGELES—An attorney for Los Angeles County said on Jan. 6 that it would be proven at trial that no photos taken by county personnel at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend’s 13-year-old daughter, and seven others were ever shared with the public. The comment came a day after a…


Judge Says Kobe’s Widow Won’t Have to Undergo Mental Exam

LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant’s widow won’t have to undergo psychiatric testing for her lawsuit over graphic photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daughter, and others, a federal judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles County sought to compel psychiatric evaluations for Vanessa Bryant and others to determine if they truly suffered…


Investigator: 3 Killed in Helicopter Crash in Georgia Forest

Monticello, Ga.—Three people were killed when a helicopter crashed in the dense woods of a national wildlife preserve in central Georgia, a federal investigator said Friday. The Robinson R66 helicopter scattered debris over a path 125 feet (38 meters) long, indicating a “high-energy impact,” Aaron McCarter, an air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety…


Ivory Coast Military Helicopter Crashes, Killing 5 on Board

ABIDJAN—A military helicopter crashed in northern Ivory Coast while on a reconnaissance mission near the border with Burkina Faso, killing all five crew members, the defense ministry said on Friday. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash, the ministry said in a statement. Ivory Coast’s borderlands with Burkina Faso have…


Navy Helicopter Crashes in Ocean Off Southern California

SAN DIEGO—A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday in the ocean off Southern California during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier, military officials said. A search and rescue operation was launched after the MH-60S helicopter crashed around 4:30 p.m. about 60 nautical miles off San Diego, the Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet said on Twitter. At…


Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast, at Least 1 Rescued

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California during a routine flight on Tuesday. The Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet announced on Twitter that an MH-60S helicopter that crashed around 4:30 p.m. PST about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego. It had been aboard the USS…


Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast, 5 Missing

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California during a routine flight on Tuesday. The Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet announced on Twitter that an MH-60S helicopter that crashed around 4:30 p.m. local time, about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego. It had been aboard the…


FAA Requiring Emergency Inspections for More Bell Helicopters

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was requiring emergency inspections for more than 500 additional helicopters worldwide after a fatal Bell helicopter crash in Canada. On Wednesday, the FAA issued an emergency directive requiring main rotor inspections for some Bell model 212, 204 and 205 helicopters covering 140 U.S. helicopters and…


One Dead After Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Florida

A firefighting Black Hawk helicopter carrying four people crashed during a training exercise in Leesburg, Florida on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports. Leesburg Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post that the crash, which occurred near Leesburg airport, “appears to be a total loss” and no survivors have been found, although one person has been…