Probe seeks cause of helicopter crash into power lines
BEEKMANTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a fiery helicopter crash in northern New York state that killed two and injured two when the aircraft hit power lines and burst into flames while conducting installation work.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration and National Traffic Safety Board on Wednesday sent investigators to the crash scene in Beekmantown, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the Canadian border.
State police said the 1981 Aerospatiale AS355F2 helicopter crashed after hitting power lines along a rural road about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said the pilot and a passenger were killed and the co-pilot and a second passenger were injured.