A pilot and a TV photographer working for ABC Philadelphia affiliate WPVI had been killed Tuesday evening when their information helicopter crashed in New Jersey, the station introduced this morning.
“It has been a devastating day for the Motion Information group after two crew members on board Chopper 6 had been killed in a crash on Tuesday evening,” WPVI stated in a report.
The helicopter was final airborne over New Jersey’s Wharton State Forest when it crashed in a distant part of the woods, in line with WPVI.
The reason for the crash is beneath investigation. An FAA consultant arrived on the scene in a single day, and Nationwide Transportation Security Board investigators are anticipated to reach later at this time.
The accident occurred round 8 p.m./ET in Washington Township, New Jersey, because the Chopper 6 crew was returning to Philadelphia from an task on the Jersey Shore. New Jersey State Police found the crash website simply after midnight.
The station has not launched the names of those that died till relations are notified.
In accordance with WPVI, the 2 crew members “have a protracted historical past with our station and have been working as a part of the Motion Information group for years.” The station was the primary in Philadelphia to make the most of a information helicopter, launching its first in 1980.
