There s no word yet on what may have caused the crash that killed the pilot and left two injured. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
EDEN â Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were busy analyzing the crash site and wreckage here Thursday after a Duke Energy Bell 429 helicopter crashed Wednesday, killing the pilot and injuring the two other men on board. We have two investigators down there today, examining the scene, looking for mechanical issues, structural damage, fractures or fatigue of the metal â things that are obvious to the eye that may have contributed to the accident, said Keith Holloway, a NTSB spokesman in Washington, D.C.
Greensboro News & Record
EDEN â Two men escaped from a fiery Duke Energy helicopter crash here Wednesday afternoon, but their pilot died when the Bell 429 aircraft went down in a wooded area near the Dan River Combined Cycle Station.
Officials had not released the names of the men, all employed by Duke Energy, as of 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. The two injured passengers were rescued by emergency personnel and one remained at UNC Rockingham Health Care here where he was listed in fair condition, a hospital spokesperson said.
The second passenger was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and his health status was not known, Rodney Cates, director of Rockingham County Emergency Services, said at a press conference around 3:30 p.m.
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