The privately owned Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed Sunday night causing a large explosion near Engelke Street and North Ennis Street.
According to investigators, the flight was operating as an air tour flying at an altitude of 600 feet when it slammed into the 1,000-foot-high tower over the weekend. issued a notice to pilots Thursday stating the tower's lights were "unserviceable" until the end of the month.
However, surveillance video of the crash shows at least one light flashing at the top of the tower with the rest of the tower in total darkness before the helicopter explodes on collision."should normally be marked and/or lighted" and an outage "should be corrected as soon as possible."Engelke Street and North Ennis Street.
According to Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz, the helicopter either struck a cable or the tower and no one on the ground was injured. Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz added no residents were impacted but the fire was estimated to have spanned two to three blocks before it was extinguished.The National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and told CNN officials they will be at the site of the crash to examine and recover the aircraft.'s vehicular crimes division is making a three-dimensional scan over a 4-acre area to share with the NTSB and FAA.
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