Two people were rescued after their aircraft crashed at Rainbow’s End Airport in Salem County, New Jersey, on Saturday, police said.
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United pilot Erwin Vermont Washington, of Lakewood, Colorado, was pulled literally out of the cockpit and arrested on Monday. Officers were called to London’s Heathrow Airport to remove the pilot who is accused of being drunk. British law forbids pilots from having more than .02 percent blood alcohol. If convicted, the pilot could be jailed for 2 years. .02 percent could be as little as 1/2 of a beer.
In May, a Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested after flunking a breath test; and in January in Ohio, a pilot called in sick after witnesses reported he appeared to have been drinking.
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Medical Helicopter Crashes on Hospital Roof Helipad
The new PHI Air Medical Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil (#N395P) on its first flight had just delivered a patient from Rio Rancho to University of New Mexico hospital. Taking off from the hospital roof, the helicopter crashed, injuring the pilot and two medics aboard. No patients were aboard at the time.The helicopter lifted off for 30 feet, spun, then fell back to the roof; the tail impacted the building and the helicopter rolled on to its side. It caught fire, but the fire was put out by sprinklers. The top two floors of the hospital were evacuated as a precaution. The accident occurred at a quarter to six pm on April 9, and NTSB investigators arrived Thursday morning.
PHI (Petroleum Helicopters International) flies patients to hospitals, medical equipment, gas, oil, and technology.
Pilot Error Likely Caused Small Plane Crash That Killed Family in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fiery small plane crash in Tennessee last year that killed a Canadian family of five was most likely the result of an error by
