Helikopter havarert i Houston - KPRC

Houston PD helicopter crashes into 

apartment complex, 2 officers injured

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 Media Group National Content Desk)

: May 2, 2020 - 3:46 AM

HOUSTON — Two officers were injured early Saturday when a Houston Police Department helicopter crashed into an apartment complex, KPRC reported.

Joe Gamaldi, national vice president for the Fraternal Order of Police, confirmed the report in a tweet.According to officials, the helicopter was being used to investigate reports of a body floating in a bayou along the northern portion of the city when the crash occurred, KPRC reported.

The two officers aboard the helicopter were flown to a nearby hospital for treatment, but the extent of their injuries has not been confirmed. It is also unknown if any other people were aboard the helicopter or if there were injuries on the ground associated with the crash.

Please check back for updates to this developing story.

Date:	02-MAY-2020
Time:	c 02:00 LT
Type:	McDonnell Douglas 500E (369E)
Owner/operator:	Houston Police Department
Registration:	N8375F
C/n / msn:	0586E
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Greenspoint, N Houston, Harris County, TX -    United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
A Houston Police Department MD Helicopter MD 500E (369E) helicopter crashed into an unoccupied building in an apartment complex. Both police officers were injured and had to be cut from the wreckage. One police observer (Tactical Flight Officer)died about four hours later from the injuries sustained in the crash.

It happened just before 0200 in the 17000 block of Imperial Valley near Benmar in the Greenspoint area of North Houston. The helicopter was being used to investigate reports of a body floating in a bayou nearby.