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07.30.07 Fox News Texas
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Investigators search for cause of fatal helicopter
crash
Mark Flatten, Tribune
Federal investigators say there were no obvious signs of
mechanical problems in either of two news helicopters
that collided in midair Friday over central Phoenix,
killing all four people on board.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Steve
Chealander said witnesses to the crash did not see any
indications of mechanical problems in the seconds before
the helicopters collided.
At this point, he said, there is no evidence of falling
debris, smoke, erratic flying or a change in sound
before the collision — the kinds of things that could
indicate mechanical problems.
“It looked like everything was normal for helicopter
flight, no erratic out-of-control type maneuvering,”
Chealander said. “It looked like everybody was trying to
do their job and the two ran together. One appeared to
be relatively stationary and the other as moving. That’s
all we know.”
The helicopters were not equipped with the equivalent of
a “black box” that records in-flight data such as those
found on commercial airliners.
Helicopters carrying news crews from KNXV-TV (Channel
15) and KTVK-TV (Channel 3) collided at 12:46 p.m. as
they were covering a police pursuit of a man in a stolen
vehicle. The aircraft plunged to the ground and burst
into flames in Steele Indian School Park at Indian
School Road and Central Avenue.
Killed were ABC 15 pilot Craig Smith and cameraman Rick
Krolak and Channel 3 pilot Scott Bowerbank and cameraman
Jim Cox.
At this point it appears the Channel 3 helicopter was
hovering over the park, and the ABC 15 helicopter
drifted into it, either from below or at the same level,
Chealander said.
That is based on the accounts of seven eyewitnesses who
have been interviewed by investigators, he said.
In the coming days, federal investigators will gather
any audio and videotapes that may have recorded the
crash. Besides the two helicopters , three other news
helicopters and a Phoenix Police Department helicopter
were over the park at the time.
Workers continued removing the wreckage Saturday and
expect to have the debris transported to a secure
facility by noon today.
Chealander said investigators will then try to
reconstruct the collision, looking for such things as
rotor strikes. But they will not attempt to reassemble
the helicopters.
A pond in the park will be partially drained so Phoenix
police divers can search for missing parts.
Chealander said the federal team expects to issue a
preliminary report by Friday. That report will lay out
the facts surrounding the crash but will not reach any
conclusions on a cause, Chealander said.
That process likely will take about nine months.
NTSB asks that anyone who may have seen anything or have
other information call a special hotline at
602-262-6141. |
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