ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145319
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 27-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206 JetRanger |
| Operator: | Opf. Ag Air LLC |
| Registration: | N16EP ? |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | In a wheat field behind the Turnpike's Lawn Service Plaza, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
A Bell JetRanger helicopter, performing spraying operations, crashed in a wheat field behind the Turnpike's Lawn Service Plaza, South Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania.
The pilot walked away with minor injuries and was sent to hospital for treatment.
Sources:
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Helicopter-crashes-spraying-herbicides/O_IxWjq31k-WG3I2A5bYNw.cspx
http://www.abc27.com/story/17843366/helicopter-crashes-near-campbelltown
http://videos.pennlive.com/patriot-news/2012/04/helicopter_crash_near_turnpike.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2012 05:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2012 07:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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