Tag: Aircraft Accident

Vehicle Ops

FL Sheriff Asked for New Helicopters Before Monday's Fatal Crash

On June 8, Sheriff Tony met with the Broward County Commission to speak about the department’s budget. During the workshop, Tony specifically talked about BSO’s aging aviation fleet and potential issues.

August 30, 2023

Vehicle Ops

FL Sheriff's Helicopter Crashes into Dwelling, Killing Captain and Civilian

Broward County Sherrif Gregory Tony said Captain/Flight Paramedic Terryson Jackson, a 19-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, died in the crash. A female resident of the building was also pronounced dead.

August 28, 2023

Special Units

2 Baton Rouge Officers Killed in Helicopter Crash

The Federal Aviation Administration released a preliminary cause of the crash Monday. The FAA report says the “aircraft tail rotor struck a tree and (it) crashed inverted in a field.”

March 27, 2023

Vehicle Ops

3 Deputies Die in New Mexico Helicopter Crash

A timeline of the incident ndicates that the helicopter named Metro 2 was performing bucket drops when it crashed.

July 18, 2022

Special Units

California Officer Killed in Offshore Helicopter Crash

Officer Nicholas Vella, 44, was killed in the crash. The second officer, who has not been identified by authorities, was released from the hospital Sunday.

February 21, 2022

Patrol

LAPD Officers Rescue Pilot Moments Before Crashed Plane Hit by Train

A group of LAPD officers managed to pull an injured pilot from a single-engine aircraft Sunday just seconds before the plane was struck by a commuter train.

January 10, 2022

Vehicle Ops

NC Highway Patrol Copter Crashes in Raleigh, No Injuries Reported

North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials said a helicopter belonging to their agency crashed near the agency's training center in Raleigh Sunday afternoon.

November 9, 2020

Vehicle Ops

Detectives Investigating Deadly Houston Police Copter Crash as Homicide

Police chief Art Acevedo stressed that the department did not have any indication that the crash was, in fact, a homicide, but said his department was investigating it as such to enable it to be approached with a “wide net.”

May 5, 2020

Patrol

Texas Officer Killed, Another Injured in Helicopter Crash

An officer with the Houston Police Department was killed and another injured when the helicopter they were in crashed on Saturday.

May 4, 2020

Patrol

Illinois Troopers Respond to Aircraft's Emergency Landing on Interstate

Illinois troopers were called on Monday night to respond to a small private aircraft that made an emergency landing on an interstate highway.

May 29, 2019

Vehicle Ops

Omaha Police Helo Makes Emergency Landing After Mechanical Failure

Around 7:30 a.m., pilots took emergency action designating a safe landing spot in an open field northwest of the Omaha North Airport.

April 17, 2019

Training

3 Injured When DEA Airplane Made Emergency Landing on Texas Street

The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that an airplane piloted by DEA employees taking part in a training exercise experienced some unspecified problems in the air and the employees were forced to set the plane down in a residential neighborhood in Texas.

September 20, 2018