NCSHP OH-58 Non-Fatal Crash
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NCSHP OH-58 Non-Fatal Crash
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) reported the crash of a State owned OH-58 helicopter at a Patrol Training Base in Garner, a suburb of Raleigh North Carolina today.
The State Trooper Pilot is said to have "lost control" of the helicopter during takeoff and landed hard on the helipad causing the aircraft to roll over , shed its main rotor blades and tali boom.
The Pilot was treated at a nearby State Patrol Medical facility and the passenger was taken to Hospital for treatment.
The Patrol, FAA, and NTSB will all conduct investigations.
Helicopter slams to the ground after takeoff at State Highway Patrol training facility in Raleigh | abc11.com
https://www.wthr.com/article/north-carolina-patrol-2-injured-in-helicopter-accident
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The State Trooper Pilot is said to have "lost control" of the helicopter during takeoff and landed hard on the helipad causing the aircraft to roll over , shed its main rotor blades and tali boom.
The Pilot was treated at a nearby State Patrol Medical facility and the passenger was taken to Hospital for treatment.
The Patrol, FAA, and NTSB will all conduct investigations.
Helicopter slams to the ground after takeoff at State Highway Patrol training facility in Raleigh | abc11.com
https://www.wthr.com/article/north-carolina-patrol-2-injured-in-helicopter-accident
A background video.
