Crime & Safety
HPD Chopper Crashes During Hard Landing At Hobby Airport
Two HPD officers shaken up after a hard landing and subsequent crash at Hobby Airport Thursday night, police said.
HOUSTON — A HPD helicopter crashed while making what police described as a hard landing Thursday night. The crashed happened at about 8:40 p.m.near the department’s hangar in the 8400 block of Larson Road, police said.
Police said the pilot who was in training, and the flight training officer where coming back from a routine flight. Police said the helicopter landed hard for some reason and overturned onto its side.
One of our Fox helicopters had a hard landing incident near our hangar at 8400 Larson (near Hobby Airport) about 8:40 pm. Fortunately, our pilot and flight training officer on board were able to get out of and walk from the aircraft without serious injury.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) July 5, 2019
The aircraft was severely damaged, but both officers walked away unharmed, police said. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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