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Offline Hoodat

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Multiple fatalities, including a child, reported after helicopter crashes into radio tower near downtown Houston, officials say

According to city officials, the helicopter came from Ellington and crashed a little before 8 p.m.

Lupita Villarreal  |  Published: 8:38 PM CDT October 20, 2024  |  Updated: 11:12 PM CDT

HOUSTON — A helicopter crashed into a radio tower, killing multiple, including a child, near downtown Houston Sunday night, according to the Houston Fire Department.

HFD received a report around 7:55 p.m. of the crash near Engelke Street near Ennis Street and Navigation Boulevard, causing the fire to break out.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire, HFD Chief Thomas Muñoz, HPD Chief Noe Diaz and DPS gathered for a news conference following the crash.

Officials confirmed all four people, including a child, died in the crash. Their names and ages have not been released. 

The helicopter was an R44 private aircraft coming from Ellington. 

No outside structures were damaged. According to officials, the fire burned about 100 to 200 yards of grass near the site of the radio tower.  .  .  .

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/helicopter-crash-fire-radio-tower-engelke-street-east-end/285-64f2ce28-2eeb-445d-b3cd-4de4c8b1c0a2
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There was a NOTAM saying the tower's lights were inoperable.
We'll probably find out that the chopper hit a guy wire supporting the tower, which would have caused both the tower and the chopper to crash. Chopper flying about 600 ft. and the tower tops out at 1000 ft.