Pilot killed after light aircraft crashes into police helicopter in Pennsylvania

A light aircraft pilot was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police officers were injured after a Cessna 150 collided with a hovering Bell 407 helicopter during a training exercise near Carlisle Airport, west of Harrisburg, at about 6:50pm on Wednesday. Investigators said the Cessna veered sharply right at the last moment, striking the helicopter’s rear tail rotor before entering the main rotor. The state police commissioner, Christopher Paris, said the pilots likely could not see the approaching airplane and described the crash as very violent. The helicopter lost blades and its tail boom, rolled onto its side and partially onto its roof, trapping both officers. Both were treated at Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center and found to have only minor injuries.