NTSB official: Doomed medical helicopter lacked safety features recommended by expertsOctober 8th, 2009 NTSB: Medical helicopter lacked safety featuresWASHINGTON — A medical helicopter that crashed in South Carolina last month, killing three crew members, lacked safety features recommended by experts, a federal official said Thursday. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson told The Washington Post for a story posted on its Web site that the helicopter did not have night-vision equipment or a system to warn the crew that it was flying too close to obstacles or the ground.
Medical helicopter hit poor weather in SC, was trying to land before crash that killed 3September 26th, 2009 Crashed helicopter ran into poor weather in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, had run into bad weather and was trying to land at a nearby airport, federal safety investigators said Saturday.
CBI to probe YSR helicopter crashSeptember 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh has recommended to the central government that an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) be ordered into the helicopter crash that killed late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others.
YSR is dead, says ChidambaramSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy had been killed in a helicopter crash, Home Minister P.
DGCA to probe YSR's chopper crashSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Thursday began a probe into the chopper crash that killed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others Wednesday.
2 injured in small plane crash near NJ's Teterboro AirportAugust 21st, 2009 2 injured in small plane crash near TeterboroTETERBORO, N.J. — New Jersey State Police say a small plane crashed near Teterboro Airport and the two men on board, the pilot and a passenger, walked away from the fiery wreckage.
Emergency official: 4 killed when commercial helicopter crashes onto western Maryland highwayJuly 24th, 2009 Official: 4 killed in Maryland helicopter crashSMITHSBURG, Md. — A commercial helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland highway and burst into flames late Thursday, killing all four people on board, emergency officials said.
Emergency official: 4 killed when commercial helicopter crashes in western MarylandJuly 24th, 2009 Official: 4 killed in Md. helicopter crashHAGERSTOWN, Md.
Maryland helicopter crashJuly 24th, 2009 As per official report, on late Thursday about 10.30 pm a helicopter crashed on a western Maryland highway and burst into flames which causes the death of four people. Three of them were the employees of a flight instruction company- Advanced Helicopter Concepts and the fourth one was a passenger,
Kevin Lewis, director of county emergency services, confirms that the a Robinson 44 helicopter with 4 passengers crashed on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
Russian news agencies says crash at Afghan base kills 15; NATO does not immediately confirmJuly 19th, 2009 Russian reports say crash at Afghan base kills 15MOSCOW — An official in Russia's air transportation agency is telling local news agencies that a helicopter crash at NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan has killed 15 people. NATO and U.S.
Civilian helicopter crashes at south Afghan base; US chopper makes emergency landing in eastJuly 19th, 2009 Civilian helicopter crashes at Afghan baseKABUL — A civilian helicopter crashed at NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, while a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing in the east, officials said.
26 soldiers killed in Pakistan chopper crashJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Twenty-six Pakistani soldiers were killed when a helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in the Orakzai tribal agency close to the Afghan border, a media report said Saturday. The MI-17 helicopter crashed Friday due to a technical problem, the Online news agency said citing army officials.
NM medical examiner says pilot of crashed rescue helicopter died of cold exposure, injuriesJune 17th, 2009 Helicopter pilot died of exposure, crash injuriesSANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico state police helicopter pilot died of hypothermia complicated by injuries he received in a crash during a mountain rescue mission, the state medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
NM medical investigator says pilot in rescue mission crash died of cold exposure, injuriesJune 17th, 2009 NM helicopter pilot died of exposure, injuriesSANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's medical examiner says a state police pilot whose helicopter crashed in the mountains near Santa Fe during a rescue mission died from exposure to the cold and injuries from the wreck.
Japanese mother of hiker killed in helicopter crash arrives in NM to collect daughter's bodyJune 14th, 2009 Mother of hiker killed in crash arrives in NMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The mother of a Japanese hiker killed in a helicopter crash in the northern New Mexico mountains has arrived in Albuquerque from Tokyo to collect her daughter's body.
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