Nebraska Police Helicopter Crashes, Crewmembers Suffer Minor Injuries

Two pilots with the Omaha (NE) Police Department suffered minor injuries when the helicopter they were flying had a power loss as it was about to land.

Two pilots with the Omaha (NE) Police Department suffered minor injuries when the helicopter they were flying had a power loss as it was about to land.Two pilots with the Omaha (NE) Police Department suffered minor injuries when the helicopter they were flying had a power loss as it was about to land.Image courtesy of WOW-TV (screen grab from news report). 

Two pilots with the Omaha (NE) Police Department suffered minor injuries when the helicopter they were flying had a power loss as it was about to land.

According to WOWT-TV, the helicopter was about 50 feet above the tarmac when the incident occurred at the Blair Municipal Airport on Friday afternoon.

The two crew members were transported to a nearby hospital where they were treated and released.

Omaha Police Deputy Chief Kerry Neumann said, "We lucked out in this incident," but, "the helicopter sustained some pretty heavy damage."

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