At about 07:30 CDT, a Continental Tomcat MK5A and a Texas Helicopter OH-13E collided in flight over a field in Heflin. Both pilots were killed. Both helicopters were registered to the same company and were performing agricultural operations. Witnesses said the OH-13 was flying south about 150 feet above the ground spraying herbicides. The Tomcat had just taken off from a flatbed truck and climbed to clear a stand of 100-foot trees. It then turned east into the sun and the two helicopters collided. Neither aircraft took evasive action.
Sept. 16, Heflin, Ala. / Tomcat MK5A and OH-13E
At about 07:30 CDT, a Continental Tomcat MK5A and a Texas Helicopter OH-13E collided in flight over a field in Heflin. Both pilots were killed. Both helicopters were registered to the same company and were performing agricultural operations. Witnesses said the OH-13 was flying south about 150 feet above the ground spraying herbicides. The Tomcat had just taken off from a flatbed truck and climbed to clear a stand of 100-foot trees. It then turned east into the sun and the two helicopters collided. Neither aircraft took evasive action....
Key Takeaways:
- Two agricultural helicopters, both registered to the same company, collided mid-air over Heflin around 07:30 CDT, resulting in the deaths of both pilots.
- The collision occurred as one helicopter was spraying herbicides at 150 feet and the other, having just taken off, turned east into the sun after clearing trees.
- Witnesses confirmed neither aircraft took evasive action prior to the impact.
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