Tag: Federal Aviation Administration
Helicopter Pilot Crashes Into Own Yard In NJ: Report
A helicopter crashed into a residential yard in Kinnelon Monday, Oct. 19, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into the residence at 8:45 p.m., the FAA said. Only the pilot was on board, the FAA said.
The man was attempting to land the helicopter on his property before the crash landing, NBC New York reported, citing Kinnelon police. The man was hospitalized, though the extent of his injuries is unknown, police told Kinnelon police.
The crash remains under investigation, the FAA said. To read the NBC New York story, click here.
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning.
Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash.
Final post by Ken Moore
Ken Moore Facebook
About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
NJ Dad, Canadian Pilot ID’d After Helicopter Crash In Pennsylvania
A New Jersey father and a Canadian pilot have been identified as the two men killed in a helicopter crash in Pennsylvania, Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith announced on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The victims were 52-year-old Jeffrey Patmore of Terrace, British Columbia, and 40-year-old Michael S. Higgins of Haddon Township, New Jersey, Smith said.
The crash happened around 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in a wooded area of Penn Forest Township near the 300 block of Maury Road by Penn’s Peak concert hall in Jim Thorpe, the coroner confirmed.
The helicopter, an MD500D, was being used by a third-part…
