Firefighters responded to the scene, where they found the helicopter wreckage and tractor ablaze. [Photo courtesy: Orondo Firefighters Association]
Key Takeaways:
A helicopter crashed into a Washington cherry orchard after hitting power lines, striking a tractor and pinning its 19-year-old driver, Logan Schneider.
Schneider freed himself from the wreckage and heroically rescued the pilot from the burning aircraft.
Despite sustaining minor injuries in the incident, Schneider plans to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot by starting flight training this fall.
An investigation is underway in Washington state after a helicopter struck power lines and fell on a 19-year-old man driving a tractor, who then freed himself and the pilot from the burning wreckage.
And in an elegant turn of events, the young man says he wishes to pursue his pilot certificate—and plans to start training this fall.
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