The helicopter collided with trees and was substantially damaged at 0530 Eastern time during a cross-country flight from Greer, S.C., that had begin at about 0300 that morning. Instrument conditions prevailed but no flight plan had been filed. The flight instructor and two passengers were fatally injured. A witness reported hearing a helicopter over a residential area and, shortly afterward, heard an explosion. The helicopter was found engulfed in flames. Efforts by the witnesses to extinguish the flames were unsuccessful. No radio communication was received from the pilot prior to the accident.
June 27, 2004, Barnesville, Ga. / Robinson R44
The helicopter collided with trees and was substantially damaged at 0530 Eastern time during a cross-country flight from Greer, S.C., that had begin at about 0300 that morning. Instrument conditions prevailed but no flight plan had been filed. The flight instructor and two passengers were fatally injured. A witness reported hearing a helicopter over a residential area and, shortly afterward, heard an explosion. The helicopter was found engulfed in flames. Efforts by the witnesses to extinguish the flames were unsuccessful. No radio communication was received from the pilot prior to the accident....
Key Takeaways:
- A helicopter crashed into trees at 0530 ET during a cross-country flight, resulting in substantial damage, a fire, and the fatal injury of the flight instructor and two passengers.
- The accident occurred in instrument conditions, but no flight plan had been filed for the flight.
- Witnesses reported hearing the helicopter and then an explosion, finding it engulfed in flames, with no radio communication received prior to the crash.
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