NTSB releases preliminary findings on deadly crash of firefighting training helicopter
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Embry-Riddle professor offers analysis on Lake County helicopter crash
Leesburg Police are not releasing the names yet of the four people who were aboard a firefighting Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Tuesday near the Leesburg International Airport.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary findings in a helicopter crash in Lake County last month that claimed the lives of the pilot and three others.
The UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Leesburg International Airport just before 6 p.m. on the evening of May 25. According to the operator, a new water tank and snorkel were installed on the helicopter to facilitate firefighting operations and the crash occurred during a training mission.
A firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg Airport in during a training exercise around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Leesburg Police Department said the four people on board were from a company called Firehawk Helicopters, a fire suppression company. Sign up for our Newsletters All four crew members have been confirmed dead, according to the Leesburg Police Department. The FAA and.
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1 dead after firefighting helicopter crashes near Leesburg during training exercise
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Firefighting helicopter crashes in Leesburg
Investigators said four people were traveling in the helicopter. No survivors have been located and at least one death has been reported by Leesburg Fire Rescue.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - Crews with Leesburg Fire Rescue are on the scene of a confirmed helicopter crash, in close proximity to Leesburg International Airport.
Investigators said four people were traveling in the helicopter. No survivors have been located and at least one death has been reported by Leesburg Fire Rescue.
The Sikorsky UH-60 firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh near the airport., during a training exercise, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.