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Pilot killed, 2 troopers injured after helicopter, small plane crash at Carlisle airport

The NTSB held a media briefing at 5:30 pm EDT, Thursday, Aug. 20, on its investigation into Wednesday's collision between a helicopter and an airplane in Carlisle, PA. CARLISLE, Pa. - A Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 Pennsylvania State Police helicopter collided in…

By Martin Johns1 min read

The NTSB held a media briefing at 5:30 pm EDT, Thursday, Aug. 20, on its investigation into Wednesday's collision between a helicopter and an airplane in Carlisle, PA.

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CARLISLE, Pa. – A Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 Pennsylvania State Police helicopter collided in midair near Carlisle on Wednesday, leaving a pilot dead and two state troopers injured.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that a Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 helicopter crashed into each other in midair near Carlisle Regional Airport at around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19.

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The helicopter was a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter.

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A pilot was killed and two Pennsylvania state troopers were injured when a small plane collided with their helicopter near an air strip in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro identified the injured troopers late Wednesday night as Corporal Pilot Bryce Corman and Trooper Pilot Jason Mills.

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"Lt. Colonel Bivens and I spent time with State Police Corporal Pilot Bryce Corman, Trooper Pilot Jason Mills, and their families following a fatal aircraft collision in Carlisle involving a PSP helicopter and a Cessna 150," Shapiro said in a social media post. "Lori and I join Pennsylvanians tonight in praying for…

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