Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor
PASADENA – One civilian and five officers were injured when two helicopters collided on a police heliport, according to footage released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The footage was recorded November 17, 2012 and shows a helicopter approaching the helipad as a second helicopter was preparing to take off. Their rotor blades collided. Both helicopters are used by Pasadena Police to patrol the city and are used in partnering agencies to assist outside police departments.
The commercial pilot and two passengers of one helicopter received minor injuries. The commercial pilot and tactical flight officer in the second helicopter received minor injuries. One person on the ground received minor injuries, according to the NTSB.
The landing helicopter was just arriving from covering an event at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. The second helicopter was just about to take off for an in-progress call. An air support lieutenant noted the weather that day was spotty and perhaps not ideal to fly in. “The lieutenant walked out of his office toward N96BM, with the intent of telling the flight crew to stand down. He stated that he had been standing by the left door on the outside of N96BM. He observed N911FA returning to base, and thought that was a good thing. He recalled hearing a loud bang, getting knocked to the ground, and then running away from N96BM,” according to an NTSB report. Read the report HERE. |
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