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Student and instructor pilot injured, transported to hospital, after their helicopter crashes during a training flight, near a hanger at the Cleburne Municipal Airport.
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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 3:33pmAccident Date:
Thursday, April 24, 20142 Hospitalized After Helicopter Crash in Cleburne.
A helicopter pilot and passenger on a training flight were injured after a crash in Cleburne Friday afternoon.
A helicopter pilot and passenger on a training flight were injured after a crash in Cleburne Friday afternoon.
The helicopter came down on the ramp near a hangar at the Cleburne Municipal Airport at about 2:20 p.m.
The owner of the helicopter, Rick Segerstrom, said his son were on a training flight with an instructor when they lost control and crashed.
Both the pilot and passenger were transported to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth with non life-threatening injuries.
The helicopter, a two-seat 1967 Schweitzer 269-A, had recently been refurbished and had passed it's annual inspection, Cleburne officials said.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
Type: Aircraft Accident
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Helicopter AccidentRoadway:
Cleburne Municipal AirportCity:
Cleburne, TXCounty:
Johnson County, TXArea:
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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