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State Police Helicopter and Small Plane Collide Midair Near a Pennsylvania Airport, Officials Say

The Federal Aviation Administration said two people were aboard the helicopter, and investigators are examining how the training flight and landing approach collided.

  • A Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and a small plane collided in midair near Carlisle Airport on Wednesday evening. The crash involved a Bell 407 helicopter and a Cessna 150 about 110 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
  • The collision occurred at 7:50 p.m. ET near Carlisle, about 120 miles west of Philadelphia. The Bell 407 helicopter carried two people, though the number of occupants aboard the Cessna 150 remains unclear.
  • Images from WHP-TV showed emergency responders at the crash site where the helicopter lay on its side amid aircraft debris. Cumberland County officials confirmed the chopper belonged to Pennsylvania State Police.
  • Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed he received a briefing and was traveling to the scene. "Lori and I are praying hard and we ask all of our fellow Pennsylvanians to join us," Shapiro said.
  • The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the collision, with the Federal Aviation Administration providing assistance. Investigators are assessing the wreckage to determine circumstances surrounding the midair incident.
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The accident occurred at Carlisle airport, about 170 kilometres north-west of Philadelphia; a Bell 407 state security force helicopter and a Cessna 150 aircraft were involved

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New York, Aug. 20 (EFE).- A pilot died and two Pennsylvania police officers were injured when a Cessna 150 aircraft crashed into the helicopter in which the officers were travelling, conducting routine training exercises at a state regional airport. Governor Josh Shapiro identified the uniformed as Corporal Bryce Corman and Agent Jason Mills, members of the Pennsylvania State Police aviation unit, who are expected to recover from the injuries, a…

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news in Pittsburgh, United States on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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