NTSB
Investigating Fatal Helicopter Crash
Panacea,
FL - Federal Officials continue to investigate a helicopter crash in Panacea
Saturday night. Two people are dead while one person recovers from the
wreckage.
"I seen a big flash of blue light we thought it was an accident so we came down to check it out and just seen a lady standing hollering for help standing on the bottom of a helicopter," explained Michael Carter who was there moments after the crash.
Around 8:00 Saturday evening a Tallahassee Helicopters chopper crashed in the marsh lands right outside Carter's home near the Wakulla County Airport.
"It kicked in that I needed to call the sheriff's office and do what I could do to save the lady or at least do what I could do to help save the lady," said Carter.
When emergency responders arrived they found 49 year old Terry Ooten and 53 year old Curtis Cliford both dead inside the helicopter. Sheri Devore was the only one who survived.
Sunday the remains of the helicopter were taken out of the marsh from where it was found and put in a secure location for investigators from the federal aviation administration and the national transportation and safety board.
NTSB Air Safety Investigator, Stephen Stein explained, "Right now we are in the fact gathering phase of the investigation. So our team assembled on scene we documented the terrain, the area. We photographed the wreckage."
NTSB says the investigation will take twelve months to complete and only then will they provide an explanation as to how this helicopter is now a pile of rubble.
It's a scene Carter says he won't ever forget, "Somebody needed help I'd do it all over again."
NTSB is asking for anyone with information to please email them at: witness@ntsb.gov.
"I seen a big flash of blue light we thought it was an accident so we came down to check it out and just seen a lady standing hollering for help standing on the bottom of a helicopter," explained Michael Carter who was there moments after the crash.
Around 8:00 Saturday evening a Tallahassee Helicopters chopper crashed in the marsh lands right outside Carter's home near the Wakulla County Airport.
"It kicked in that I needed to call the sheriff's office and do what I could do to save the lady or at least do what I could do to help save the lady," said Carter.
When emergency responders arrived they found 49 year old Terry Ooten and 53 year old Curtis Cliford both dead inside the helicopter. Sheri Devore was the only one who survived.
Sunday the remains of the helicopter were taken out of the marsh from where it was found and put in a secure location for investigators from the federal aviation administration and the national transportation and safety board.
NTSB Air Safety Investigator, Stephen Stein explained, "Right now we are in the fact gathering phase of the investigation. So our team assembled on scene we documented the terrain, the area. We photographed the wreckage."
NTSB says the investigation will take twelve months to complete and only then will they provide an explanation as to how this helicopter is now a pile of rubble.
It's a scene Carter says he won't ever forget, "Somebody needed help I'd do it all over again."
NTSB is asking for anyone with information to please email them at: witness@ntsb.gov.
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