Rockingham County Emergency Services Director Rodney Cates led the debrief on the accident Tuesday morning. Author: Jessica Winters Updated: 10:34 PM EDT May 4, 2021
EDEN, N.C. Rockingham County first responders have dealt with some scary accidents,
like two years ago when a school bus filled with 17 kids crashed.
More recently, more than a dozen agencies responded to the deadly Duke Energy helicopter crash in Eden.
When something big happens, those agencies in the county meet to ask themselves what could we have done better? What did we do exactly right?
Rockingham County Emergency Services Director Rodney Cates led the debrief on Tuesday morning.
Duke Energy Helicopter Crashes in North Carolina; 1 Killed, 2 Injured April 30, 2021
The pilot of a Duke Energy helicopter was killed Wednesday when the aircraft went down in a wooded area while surveying power lines, officials said.
Spokesman Jeff Brooks confirmed late Wednesday night that the pilot was killed, but he provided no additional details. Officials said two other people aboard the helicopter were injured.
Rockingham County Emergency Services said in a news release that the helicopter crashed near the Dan River Combined Cycle Station near some homes in the town of Eden. The Federal Aviation Administration said in an email that the Bell 429 helicopter crashed around 1:55 p.m.
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.
It isn t immediately clear what caused a helicopter to crash near Eden on Wednesday, but two people were injured. Fires around the helicopter were still burning hours after the crash.
The Duke Energy helicopter crash resulted in a fire in the woods. Author: Cami Marshall-Anthony, Lea Wilson, Carrie Hodgin (WFMY News 2 Digital), Alma McCarty Published: 2:23 PM EDT April 28, 2021 Updated: 12:03 AM EDT April 29, 2021
EDEN, N.C. A pilot was killed and two others are injured after a Duke Energy helicopter crashed Wednesday in Rockingham County.
The helicopter crashed after 1 p.m. near the Duke Energy plant and off South Edgewood Drive.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Bell 429 helicopter crashed while the pilot was conducting power line work near Rosewood Lane. There were three people on board, the FAA said. The helicopter and crew were employed by Duke Energy and were surveying power lines at the time of the crash.