Phoenix news helicopter collision
Photograph circulated by AP of the two helicopters falling moments after the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 27, 2007 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision due to pilot error |
| Site | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. 33°29′48″N 112°4′14″W / 33.49667°N 112.07056°W |
| Total fatalities | 4 (all) |
| Total injuries | 0 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| N215TV, the Eurocopter AS-350 B2 involved in the accident, in May 2005 | |
| Type | Eurocopter AS-350 B2 |
| Name | Chopper15 |
| Operator | KNXV-TV |
| Registration | N215TV |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| N613TV, the Eurocopter AS-350 involved in the accident, in February 2007 | |
| Type | Eurocopter AS-350 |
| Name | Newschopper3 |
| Operator | KTVK |
| Registration | N613TV |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On July 27, 2007, two AS-350 AStar helicopters from television stations KNXV-TV and KTVK collided in mid-air over Phoenix, Arizona, United States, while covering a police pursuit. On board the two aircraft were four people in total – pilot Craig Smith and photographer Rick Krolak from KNXV, and pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim Cox from KTVK – all of whom were killed, while no casualties were reported on the ground.