AS 350 Newscopter Down in NJ, 2 Dead
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:22 pm
News helicopter crashes in New Jersey woods, killing the pilot and a photographer
The helicopter was returning to Philadelphia from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when it went down in Washington Township around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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A Philadelphia news helicopter crashed in a wooded area of New Jersey on Tuesday night, killing the pilot and a photographer on board, the television station said.
The helicopter was returning to Philadelphia from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when it went down in Washington Township, New Jersey, around 8 p.m., WPVI-TV reported Wednesday.
The cause of the crash is under investigation and the pilot and the photographer who died were not identified.
“They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years,” the news station said, calling it a "devastating day."
The New Jersey State Park Police received a call just before 11 p.m. Tuesday about a missing helicopter in the area of Wharton State Forest, Chief George Fedorczyk told reporters Wednesday.
A debris field was discovered shortly after midnight "in a remote location" near Mullica River Road in the area of Middle and Quaker Bridge Atsion roads in Washington Township, he said.
A Federal Aviation Administration representative will conduct an initial assessment this morning, and the scene has been secured by New Jersey State Park Police.
The FAA said in a statement just two people were on board the chopper — a Eurocopter AS350B2, which WPVI leases from U.S. Helicopters Inc. in North Carolina.
The news station said that U.S. Helicopters has been in touch with the victims' families.
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.
An NTSB investigator is traveling to the scene to examine the aircraft, and the helicopter will be moved to a “secure facility for further evaluation,” the agency said.
“NTSB investigations involve three primary areas: the pilot, the aircraft and the operating environment,” a NTSB spokesperson added.
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The helicopter was returning to Philadelphia from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when it went down in Washington Township around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ne ... rcna130563
A Philadelphia news helicopter crashed in a wooded area of New Jersey on Tuesday night, killing the pilot and a photographer on board, the television station said.
The helicopter was returning to Philadelphia from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when it went down in Washington Township, New Jersey, around 8 p.m., WPVI-TV reported Wednesday.
The cause of the crash is under investigation and the pilot and the photographer who died were not identified.
“They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years,” the news station said, calling it a "devastating day."
The New Jersey State Park Police received a call just before 11 p.m. Tuesday about a missing helicopter in the area of Wharton State Forest, Chief George Fedorczyk told reporters Wednesday.
A debris field was discovered shortly after midnight "in a remote location" near Mullica River Road in the area of Middle and Quaker Bridge Atsion roads in Washington Township, he said.
A Federal Aviation Administration representative will conduct an initial assessment this morning, and the scene has been secured by New Jersey State Park Police.
The FAA said in a statement just two people were on board the chopper — a Eurocopter AS350B2, which WPVI leases from U.S. Helicopters Inc. in North Carolina.
The news station said that U.S. Helicopters has been in touch with the victims' families.
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.
An NTSB investigator is traveling to the scene to examine the aircraft, and the helicopter will be moved to a “secure facility for further evaluation,” the agency said.
“NTSB investigations involve three primary areas: the pilot, the aircraft and the operating environment,” a NTSB spokesperson added.
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