Crime & Safety
Aircraft Crash At Clearwater Air Park Injures 2
A plane crashed into a helicopter at the Clearwater Air Park.
CLEARWATER, FL - A small plane and helicopter crashed at Clearwater Air Park on Saturday, injuring two people.
"There was a collision between a small aircraft and a helicopter," an email from Clearwater Fire Rescue said. "The plane flipped as a result of the collision."
The airpark is located at 1000 N. Hercules Ave. where 75 planes and two helicopters are based.
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The plane was making an emergency landing when it crashed into the helicopter, according to WFLA.
.@clearwaterfire: 2 victims w/minor injuries after small plane, helicopter collide at Clearwater Air Park. pic.twitter.com/FpIpemJmwE
— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) September 23, 2017
No further information is available at this time.
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Photo courtesy of Clearwater Fire Rescue
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