A verdict is expected on Monday in the case of a helicopter pilot accused of murdering his young British-Greek wife and faking a robbery to mislead police. Babis Anagnostopoulos, a Greek pilot and flight instructor, arrived at court under heavy police guard. He is accused of killing Caroline Crouch, 20, who died of suffocation in…
Mechanical Failure Caused Deadly Navy Helicopter Crash
SAN DIEGO—A Navy helicopter crash off Southern California that killed five crewmembers last year was caused by mechanical failure, not pilot error, the military announced Tuesday. A command investigation completed on April 18 found that a damper hose failed on the MH-60S Seahawk during flight, probably because of unsuspected damage that occurred during maintenance, the…
New Zealand Rocket Caught but Then Dropped by Helicopter
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a “supersonic ballet.” Rocket Lab, the company that Beck founded, partially pulled off the feat Tuesday as it pushes to make its small Electron rockets reusable. But after briefly catching the spent rocket, a…
Police: 2 Killed in Fiery Helicopter Crash Near Dallas
ROWLETT, Texas—Two people aboard a helicopter were killed Friday when the aircraft crashed and burned near Dallas, police said. The helicopter crashed about 11:30 a.m. Friday into a vacant lot in a commercial strip on Texas 66 in Rowlett. Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter’s tail rotor break midair, sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable spin…
3 Hospitalized After Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Helicopter Crash
AZUSA, Calif.—Three people were in the hospital on March 20 from a sheriff’s helicopter crash near the San Gabriel Dam in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa that injured six people. Five of those victims were taken to a hospital, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher, but two of the five were not…
Military Crew Now All out of Hospital After Ch-149 Cormorant Helicopter Crash in NL
All of the crew members hospitalized following a Cormorant military helicopter crash last week at the Gander, N.L., airport have been discharged from hospital. Four of the six crew of a CH-149 search and rescue aircraft were sent for medical care after the crash occurred at about 3:40 p.m. Thursday at the Gander International Airport….
Two of Six Crew in Hospital After Air Force Helicopter Crashes at Newfoundland Base
Two military members were in hospital Thursday evening after a search and rescue helicopter crashed at 9 Wing Gander air force base in central Newfoundland, officials said. The injured were among six crew members on board the CH-149 Cormorant aircraft when the afternoon crash occurred, the Royal Canadian Air Force said in a series of…
4 Killed in Helicopter Crash on Hawaii Island of Kauai
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is investigating the crash of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter on Feb. 22 that left four people dead. Four people were killed after the helicopter crashed during a training operation on the Hawaii island of Kauai, officials confirmed. The incident occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), which is the…
1 Police Officer Dead, 1 Hurt in Offshore Helicopter Crash
February 20, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Authorities were investigating Sunday the cause of a police helicopter crash along the Southern California coast that killed one officer and sent another to the hospital with critical injuries. The Huntington Beach officers were responding to a disturbance in the neighboring city of Newport Beach around 6:30 p.m. Saturday when the helicopter hit…
Pilot of Crashed Medical Helicopter Released From Hospital
PHILADELPHIA—The pilot of a medical helicopter that crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia last week expressed gratitude to his crew and first responders as he was released from a hospital Sunday. Danial Moore was wheeled out of the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center emergency room Sunday…
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