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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
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. UPDATE: Man charged with murder after Saenger shooting 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. UPDATE: Federal Bureau of Prisons responds to Todd Chrisley's allegations about FPC Pensacola The incident is under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
RNZ News
27-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Person critically injured in crash, State Highway 5 closed in Bay of Plenty
Emergency services were called to the crash involving a car and a truck. Photo: ST JOHN NZ A serious crash this morning has closed part of State Highway 5 near Tarawera in the lower Bay of Plenty. The highway is closed in both directions between Te Haroto and Pohokura. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a car and a truck at 8.50am on Wednesday. Police said one person is in a critical condition while another has moderate injuries. They said a helicopter is en route and the Serious Crash Unit is also attending the crash. Motorists are asked to take care on the road, follow the diversions and avoid this area if possible.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Report reveals new details into New York helicopter crash that killed six
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report into last month's New Jersey helicopter crash that killed six people, confirming the aircraft was not equipped with any video or data recording devices. The lack of data could make the investigation challenging for officials, who typically rely on such information to determine what led up to a fatal crash. According to the agency, the helicopter began to rapidly descend into the Hudson River on April 10 when its main body experienced a structural failure in the tail section, leading to loss of control. The fuselage, containing the engine and main rotor blade assembly, fully separated from the tail boom. Then, the main motor blades with attached transmission and roof structure detached from the fuselage, causing the structure to fall apart into three major sections: the fuselage, main rotor system and tail boom. The flight path of the Helicopter involved in the tragic April 10 New Jersey crash that resulted in the deaths of six people (National Transportation Safety Board) The helicopter's last inspection was February 27. A Spanish family who died in the crash had rented the helicopter for a sightseeing tour of New York City. They were later identified as Agustín Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, both Siemens executives, and their children, aged four, five and 11. The pilot was identified as Seankese 'Sean' Johnson, 36. A New York Police Department scuba team looks for debris in the Hudson River (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Photos taken of Johnson before the crash show he was wearing computer-augmented sunglasses that had video and audio recording capability. However, the sunglasses were not recovered from the scene. The helicopter departed Downtown Manhattan around 2.58 p.m. then flew in a teardrop pattern south of the Statue of Liberty then proceeded north along the east side of the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan, past the George Washington Bridge, where it performed a u-turn, then headed south along the New Jersey side of the river. As the helicopter approached the Holland Tunnel ventilation towers near Jersey City, it was observed at an altitude between 625 and 650 feet. It then ascended to 675 feet before it started a rapid descent. The data ended at 3.14 p.m. and the helicopter's last observed altitude was 125 feet. Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three children were identified as among the victims of the crash (Facebook) Nearby witnesses described hearing loud 'bangs' emanating from the helicopter before it broke apart and crashed. Investigators recovered pieces of the aircraft from the river and a rooftop near the Hoboken transit building. Johnson held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for rotorcraft-helicopter and instrument helicopter. He held a current Federal Aviation Administration first-class medical certificate and had logged 790 hours of flight experience. He'd worked a 10 days on/10 days off schedule and the accident flight was his first day back after having 10 days off. The fatal flight was his eighth on the day of the crash. Officials continue to examine evidence to determine what caused the tragedy. A complete report is usually completed a year after an accident.
BBC News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scottish Championship set for 'people carrier Friday'
Scottish Championship season finale: Friday, 2 May (19:45 BST)Falkirk v Hamilton AcademicalVenue: Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Coverage: BBC Scotland, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & appLivingston v Partick ThistleVenue: The Home of the Set Fare Arena, LivingstonCoverage: BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app Not so much Helicopter Sunday, which famously decided the destination of the 2004-05 Scottish Premier League trophy, as People Carrier on a quiet side street somewhere in a Central Belt sweet spot between Falkirk and Livingston, the occupants of a comfortably sized motor car will be tuning in with the rest of the nation in anticipation of a crashing crescendo in Scotland's second tier. In the boot, the Championship trophy, but where will it be opening live on BBC Scotland? Weren't leaders Falkirk title certainties? Should Falkirk start banging the goals in against relegated Hamilton Academical, the ignition will fire and the silverware will start the journey north. A win of any kind for Falkirk at home to the beleaguered Accies will almost certainly be enough to ensure the Bairns are crowned champions given their superior goal long ago, David Martindale, manager of chasing Livingston, had publicly conceded the title to John McGlynn's another stumble from Falkirk – they have lost their latest two matches – and the route for the trophy will potentially change to West Lothian. What will swing it Livingston's way? Should Falkirk lose or draw to Hamilton then suddenly the door is open for a Livingston title win if Martindale's side secure a fifth consecutive victory by beating visitors Partick the fourth-placed Jags will be easier said than done, of course. It was only last week – in front of the Sportscene cameras – that Thistle inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Falkirk, with the winning goal coming in the 98th minute. Just another electrifying twist in a division where drama is the regular currency. What if it comes down to goal difference? If Falkirk and Livingston both win, they will each finish the season on 73 points. In terms of goal difference, Falkirk have the big advantage of +37 compared to +29 for Livingston. Livingston would need to pound Thistle into the stone age for goal difference to be a scenario is even less likely given the fact Thistle are not only supporting actors in this end of season blockbuster, they have their own significant plot at play. Will Thistle or Rovers secure play-off place? The Glasgow side currently sit in the final play-off place – on 52 points – and a victory over Livingston would seal the deal.A Thistle defeat, though, would leave the door ajar for Raith Rovers – currently on 50 points – to leapfrog them into a Premiership play-off quarter-final against third-top Ayr United. Barry Robson's side are away to Queen's Park, who are third bottom but safe from relegation.A draw for Thistle should also be enough for the Glasgow side given they have a goal difference of +4 compared to Rovers' zero. Clearly, though, this margin is not altogether insurmountable. If the Kirkcaldy side can whip themselves into a goal frenzy at the national stadium against a Queen's Park side who are without a win in 11 matches, then it could become Thistle were to draw and Rovers were to win 4-0 then the Fifers would finish fourth. The goal difference between the sides would be the same, so it would go down to which side had scored the most goals over the course of the season - and that would be such a scenario, the only way Thistle could draw and still remain fourth is if they somehow managed to score more than Rovers on the night. For example, a wildly improbable 5-5 the admittedly highly unlikely event that Thistle and Rovers do finish level on points, goal difference and goals scored then it would come down to the points tally in the four matches between the sides over the course of this season. That would result in Rovers finishing fourth in the table as they have amassed eight compared to two for Partick are getting into the minutiae of extreme improbabilities now, but in the notoriously unpredictable Championship, on a night of potential carnage, all bases need to be covered. And what about relegation? The points deduction for Hamilton, confirmed after their appeal was dismissed on Thursday, has drawn the sting from the relegation are in a malaise and League 1 is their destiny after a 15-point deduction left them eight points adrift at the bottom when they would have otherwise been safe in seventh place. Second-bottom Airdrieonians – who had looked doomed for the majority of this season until a run of only four defeats in 16 since the turn of the year – will have a second chance at Championship life next season if they manage to see off their play-off adversaries from League too is in the melting pot, with Cove Rangers, Queen of the South, Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir all with the potential to finish fourth in the third tier and face the Diamonds in the semi-finals going into their final games on Saturday.
Fox News
11-04-2025
- General
- Fox News
‘Everything is on the table' as NTSB investigates deadly Hudson River tour helicopter crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), during a news conference Friday at Jersey City Hall, said "everything is on the table" and it was not "rul[ing] anything out" in its investigation into the fatal crash of a tour helicopter in the Hudson River Thursday. The NTSB will look into witness reports of a large flock of birds in the area before the crash. The Bell 206 helicopter, flying for the tour company New York Helicopters, went down in the Hudson River near the Jersey City, New Jersey, coastline at about 3:17 p.m. Thursday, according to New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch. New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and NYPD divers entered the water within minutes, pulling the pilot and members of a family visiting from Spain, including Siemens executive Agustin Escobar; his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal; and their three young children, from the water. All six aboard were pronounced dead. Escobar was in the country on a business trip, and his family flew out to extend the vacation in celebration of Montal's 40th birthday, according to a statement from Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop. The children were all under 11 years old. Though the pilot's identity has not yet been released by officials, NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said during the news conference that the agency has the pilot's logbooks and confirmed he held a commercial pilot certificate with rotorcraft and instrument ratings. "The pilot reported 450 hours of total flight experience on his most recent medical, which was issued on Sept. 20, 2024," Homendy said. "As of March 29, 2025, the pilot had accumulated about 788 hours of total flight time." The NTSB is still calculating the pilot's flight time in the Bell helicopter because the pilot previously flew a Robinson 44, according to Homendy. NYPD divers are still searching for pieces of the aircraft, including the main rotor, tail rotor, main transmission, roof structure and tail structure. However, Homendy said witness reports have already aided investigators in the agency's preliminary investigation. Homendy noted the NTSB was "aware of reports" of a "large flock of birds" in the area shortly before the crash. "We discussed it this morning," she said. "It's something we will be looking into." The NTSB is asking the public to submit photos, videos and testimony "if something struck [them] as different" or gave them "pause." As far as a timeline goes, the NTSB said it is still ironing out the details of what could have gone wrong. The FAA confirmed the helicopter took off from the downtown Manhattan heliport at 2:59 p.m. and flew south before flying north along the Manhattan shoreline. At 3:08 p.m., the helicopter reached the George Washington Bridge and then turned again to fly south along the New Jersey shoreline, according to the FAA. Shortly after, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and hit the water just a few feet off the shore near Hoboken. New York Helicopter Tour CEO Michael Roth, whose company operated the helicopter, told The Telegraph the pilot radioed about needing fuel but never arrived. It is unclear when the call went out about the fuel. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a statement Thursday the tour helicopter was in the special flight rules area established in New York, which means no air traffic control services were being provided when the helicopter crashed. However, Duffy confirmed "several minutes prior to entering the special flight rules area, air traffic control from LaGuardia Airport was providing support," according to the statement. When asked about the safety of air tours, Homendy said the NTSB issued "an entire report on Part 91 operations with respect to revenue passengers." "We believe in one level of safety strongly, and that may not look like regulation for a major commercial airline, but we do believe that they should be regulated," she said. "We have issued recommendations in the past on crash-resistant recorders. We've issued numerous regular recommendations on safety management systems, on particular regulations for Part 91." The question was asked after Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and a number of other officials expressed concern about tour helicopters. "Staten Island residents remain deeply concerned about the frequent low-flying tour helicopters whose flight paths continue to frequently pass over their neighborhoods at all hours of the day," Malliotakis wrote in a statement. "To prevent another tragedy, these tourist helicopter flights over NYC must be more heavily regulated and restricted, if not come to an end entirely." Homendy added it is "too early" to speculate about what the NTSB will recommend as a result of the investigation but noted "this is a concern that we've raised for a number of years." "Certainly, we raised this after the FlyNYON crash in a specific report. … It was very comprehensive about our recommendations, specifically about air tour operators," she said. On March 11, 2018, a helicopter operated by a different New York helicopter-sightseeing company, FlyNYON, crashed into the East River, killing all five passengers onboard. Passengers were allegedly "unable to free themselves from the harnesses they were wearing," resulting in a lawsuit settlement of $90 million, Fox News previously reported. Richard Vance, the pilot, was using a standard seat belt and was the lone survivor. The FAA and NTSB will continue to investigate the Hudson River helicopter crash. Mayor Fulop confirmed in an X post a brother-in-law of the family that died in the wreck was flying into the country Friday morning. "We are working with [the medical examiner] to expedite [the] release of the family to fly back to Spain," Fulop wrote in the post.
