One dead, two troopers injured in mid-air collision in central Pennsylvania

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  • 20 August, 2026
  • 12:38
One dead, two troopers injured in mid-air collision in central Pennsylvania

One person was killed and two state troopers were injured when a small aircraft collided with a state police helicopter in central Pennsylvania, Report informs, citing US media referencing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

A Cessna 150H aircraft collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407GX helicopter at Carlisle Airport on Wednesday. The helicopter was conducting a routine training operation and had landed on the runway. The Cessna was making its landing approach behind the helicopter and struck it from behind, the FAA noted.