A new National Transportation Safety Board report has been issued concerning the fatal midair crash between a small plane and a helicopter near Frederick Municipal Airport in October 2014.
This is the second report out of three, with the first one issued in November 2014 and the final report is still awaited.
The accident happened when the Cirrus single engine plane, which had been cleared for landing, collided with a Robinson R44 helicopter near the airport and all three of those on board the helicopter died. They were 29-year old Christopher D. Parsons, of Westminster who was the instructor; 47-year old William Jenkins, of Morrison, Colorado, the pilot; and 35-year old Breandan J. MacFawn, of Cumberland.
The pilot of the plane who was 56-year old Scott V. Graeves, of Brookeville, and his only passenger, 76-year old Gilbert L. Porter, of Sandy Spring both survived with only minor injuries.
It appears that the cause of the accident was that the helicopter was taking off as the plane was landing and did not see the plane. The air traffic controller involved stressed that there was no radar at the airport and she had not heard a comment from the helicopter as another helicopter pilot was talking at the same time.
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