Helicopter crash near Delano leaves 1 dead
Helicopter was conducting frost control
Posted: 01/02/2013
Last Updated:
142 days ago
DELANO, Calif. - Officials located aircraft wreckage and a dead pilot in a field on Wednesday morning, south of Delano.
Rescue crew officials found the aircraft between McComb and Quality Roads.
The Kern County Fire Department reports that witnesses saw a helicopter go down about six miles southeast of Delano Municipal Airport, in the area of Sherwood Avenue and Zerker Road.
The aircrafts tail number is N828AC.
The FAA and NTSB is still investigating this incident.
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