FAA: No injuries in collision of plane, helicopter
Associated Press, Rio Vista, California | Mon, 02/20/2012 12:21 PM
Robinson R22: (Courtesy of Robinson Helicopter Co.)
Officials say a small plane and a
helicopter landed safely after making contact in the air in the San
Francisco Bay Area and there are no reports of any injuries.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the
six-seat Beechcraft Bonanza and the two-seat Robinson R22 helicopter
collided Sunday near the small Rio Vista Municipal Airport 50 miles (80
kilometers) northeast of Oakland.
No specifics on the crash were released.
Gregor says the helicopter landed in a field about 8 miles south of the airport, and the plane went down short of the
Byron Airport where it was trying to land 20 miles to
the south.
Gregor says there are no reports of injuries on either the
plane or the helicopter, and the helicopter pilot refused medical
treatment.
It's not clear how many people were aboard the two aircraft. (nvn)
