Pilot killed in midair collision between small plane and Pennsylvania State Police helicopter
A small plane collided with a police helicopter near Carlisle Regional Airport, killing the plane's pilot. The FAA and NTSB are investigating the incident involving a Cessna 150 and a Bell 407 helicopter, both pilots of which managed to escape the wreckage.
On Wednesday, a pilot was killed in a violent midair collision between a small plane and a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The crash occurred at approximately 170 kilometers northwest of Philadelphia. The pilot of a Cessna 150 airplane, which was coming down on the runway, veered into the Bell 407 helicopter that was also near the ground.
Both pilots in the helicopter were trapped until one of them pushed out a window and assisted the other. The helicopter lost its blades and tail boom and crashed onto its side. Governor Josh Shapiro stated that the incident could have been much worse. The exact reason for the Cessna's sudden veering and collision with the helicopter is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Pennsylvania State Police.
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