Sightseeing helicopter crashes in Palmer with 2 passengers aboard Published 5 days ago
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Print article A sightseeing helicopter crashed Sunday afternoon near the state fairgrounds in Palmer, Alaska State Troopers said. “The pilot and two passengers walked away with no observable injuries although the passengers were later transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center as a precaution,” troopers wrote in an online statement. The small Enstrom F-28 helicopter operated by Talaheim Air Service had taken off from the fairgrounds and lost power during a sightseeing tour, troopers wrote. The pilot made an emergency landing in an empty field near Outer Springer Loop, and the helicopter was severely damaged, the statement said. Troopers were called to the scene just after 2:30 p.m.
Investigation revealed that the helicopter lost power during a tour from the State Fairgrounds.
The pilot successfully executed an emergency landing, but the helicopter suffered damage on landing.
The pilot and two passengers walked away with no observable injuries.
As a precaution, the passengers were later transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.