No one injured as helicopter crash lands on street in Poway (5th Helicopter incident in 10 days)

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No one injured as helicopter lands on street in Poway

March 12, 2000 POWAY -- A private helicopter made a rough landing onto a Poway street yesterday afternoon after the craft apparently hit a building while flying low, sheriff's officials said. No one was injured. Sheriff's officials redirected traffic around the stretch of Kirkham Court while the helicopter was removed, officials said. The mishap occurred about 2:30 p.m. The aircraft was identified as a Beta model R22, a twin-engine helicopter. The identity of the owner was not immediately available, officials said.

http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20000312-0010_1m12copter.html

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), March 13, 2000


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