Firefighters responded to the scene, where they found the helicopter wreckage and tractor ablaze. [Photo courtesy: Orondo Firefighters Association]
Key Takeaways:
A helicopter struck power lines, crashed into a cherry orchard, and hit a tractor driven by 19-year-old Logan Schneider, igniting upon impact.
Schneider, initially pinned by the wreckage, freed himself and then bravely rescued the pilot from the burning helicopter.
Both Schneider and the pilot sustained injuries, but Schneider’s experience has not deterred his dream of becoming a pilot, and he plans to start 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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