Towson Man Killed in Helicopter Crash

By Brandie Jefferson

A Towson man is among the five victims of a weekend helicopter crash in Pennsylvania.

ABC7 News reported officials have named the victims in Saturday’s crash as Ernst Jenny Jr., 30, of Towson; Bernard Michael Kelly, 58, of Ellicott City; his daughter Leanna Mee Kelly, 27, of Savage; Carl Robert Woodland, 29, of Lovettsville, Va.; and his 3-year-old son Noah Robert McKain Woodland, of Leesburg, Va.

The FAA told Pressconnects that the helicopter, a Robinson 66, was en route to Jake Arner memorial Airport in Leighton, Pa. when all communication and radar signals were lost. 

The helicopter wreckage was found in a wind farm at about 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Pressconnects. The pilot reported losing altitude at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, according to coroner Thomas Kukuchka.

There were strong storms and rain in the area Saturday night.