Crime & Safety
Mesa Helicopter Crash: Officer Was On Training Flight Not Seriously Hurt
The office was on a training flight when he had to make a hard landing.
A Mesa police officer on a helicopter training flight hard to make an emergency landing Thursday. He was not seriously injured. Officials say the cause was engine failure.
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It happened around 10 a.m.. The pilot was flying from Falcon Field Airport to Coolidge. He landed by Arizona Farms Road and Felix Road.
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There was no significant damage to the helicopter.
A second helicopter was sent to find him.
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The pilot did suffer a head injury but is expected to be okay.
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