Hard helicopter landing in Santa Rosa County sends 2 to hospital
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A helicopter 'mishap' occurred this afternoon at Naval Air Station Whiting Field's landing site, sending two people to a hospital, according to a press release from NAS Whiting Field's Public Affairs Office.
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911 dispatch received an automatic crash notification from a pilot's cell phone at approximately 1:31 p.m., has learned.
A Training Wing Five Helicopter had a hard landing on a landing pad at Navy Outlying Landing Field in Santa Rosa.
Skyline, Avalon, Harold, and Whiting fire departments responded to the incident.
EMS initially treated the Helicopter Training Squadron EIGHTEEN instructor pilot and student aviator who were taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
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The incident is under investigation.
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