May 25, 2017
The pilot of a PennSTAR helicopter died Thursday after crashing near the New Castle Airport in Delaware, according to multiple reports.
The pilot, the only person in the aircraft, crashed around 11:55 a.m. by an industrial area off Quigley Boulevard in New Castle County while conducting practice approaches and attempting to land at the airport, according to Philly.com.
A helicopter just crashed in Delaware... pic.twitter.com/JnSwjDWIKY
— Yilu @ U.S. (@zhouyilu) May 25, 2017
Officials told 6ABC that the aircraft was a PennSTAR helicopter that was not involved in a life-saving operation when it went down. The last flight plan showed the aircraft leaving Atlantic City about 11:17 a.m., the network reported.
The name of the pilot was not yet known.
PennSTAR, a Penn Medicine service, provides critical care air medical transportation within a 100-mile radius of the University of Pennsylvania.
