The National Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller when it crashed into a tower, killing all four people on board. The preliminary report released Thursday says pilot Samantha Grandbouche was reading instructions given by the controller when the transmission suddenly ended on Oct. 20.
A view from the north side of the collapsed radio tower where a helicopter collided with the structure, killing all aboard Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 in Houston . This image provided by the Houston Fire Department shows the destruction caused by a helicopter crash in the city’s Second Ward, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. A view from the north side of the collapsed radio tower where a helicopter collided with the structure, killing all aboard Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 in Houston .
“The pilot was reading the instructions when the radio transmission abruptly ended,” the report said. “No further communications from the accident helicopter were received.” The helicopter crashed into a 1,003-foot-tall radio tower about 100 feet from its top and exploded as both the helicopter and tower fell to the ground with portions of the helicopter, including the fuselage, embedded in the tower, the report said.
Grandbouche died in the crash along with passengers Marie Alonso, her former husband Julio “Cesar” Lerma and their elementary-school-aged son Dylon Lerma. Two of the tower’s three light beacons could be seen flashing on surveillance video, while the third beacon was not visible, according to the report.Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe findsSBA Communications previously said it is cooperating with investigators and a Notice to Air Missions, which informs pilots of potential flight hazards, had been filed, but declined further comment citing the ongoing investigation.
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