RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — NC State Highway Patrol officials said a helicopter belonging to their agency crashed near the training center Sunday afternoon.
According to Sgt. Chris Knox with the NC State Highway Patrol, a pilot crashed the NCSHP-owned Bell helicopter on Tryon Road near Garner Road by the training center. The crash happened around 2 p.m.
Knox said the pilot was returning to the hangar when the helicopter hit several trees on the way down. Trooper B.K. Jones was the only person on the flight. Jones was not hurt.
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