Pilot Daniel Moore seriously injured, 3 others including infant sustain minor injuries after helicopter crashes on Burmont Road in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Modified Date: 
Mon, 04/24/2023 - 2:49pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Medical helicopter crash outside Philadelphia caught on camera in new video

While no official cause has been determined, Rayner said at an earlier briefing said the evidence points to this being an accident.

‘Miracle Landing’: 4 People, Including Infant, Survive Medical Helicopter Crash In Drexel Hill, Officials Tell CBS3

Officials say the crash was a miracle landing because the area in which the medical helicopter crashed is a heavily trafficked area and no one outside of the chopper was injured.

Caller at helicopter crash site told 911 pilot wasn't alert

Brian Rayner, senior safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters Wednesday he was grateful that the occupants were relatively unhurt in the 1 p.m. Tuesday crash.

‘I Need an Ambulance': 911 Call Reveals Moments After Helicopter Crash

“My main concern right now is the 2-month-old child. I need an ambulance here right away,” the nurse told a dispatcher.

Dad IDs Pilot Who Made ‘Miracle' Caught-on-Cam Crash Landing in Delco

Flight data shows the EC135 helicopter was heading in a “laser-straight course line” at a steady speed and altitude until it reached the Drexel Hill area of Upper Darby Township, where witness and video evidence “describes the helicopter maneuvering erratically” before it crashed in front of a church Tuesday afternoon, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Brian Rayner said.

Preliminary NTSB report reveals moments before Drexel Hill medical helicopter crash

The medic told investigators he and the nurse were out of their seats attending to the infant when they heard a loud "bang."

NTSB releases preliminary report on medical helicopter crash outside Philadelphia

The aircraft went down on Jan. 11 in Delaware County while transporting a pediatric patient from WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

People Involved: 
Daniel Moore
Roadway: 
Burmont Road

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