PG&E Training Helicopter Down In Livermore
Crews are responding to 7205 National Dr. in Livermore after a PG&E training chopper goes down with a pilot and linesman aboard. Unknown cause of crash, if controlled or not.
Early, unconfirmed reports of two people on their way to local hospitals with unspecified injuries turned out to be the rotorcraft’s pilot and a linesman suspended from the helicopter by a cable when it went down.
Both men were taken to a hospital after complaining of pain although their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The crash occurred at PG&E’s Livermore Electric Safety Academy on National Drive, an area marked by a stand of power poles used for training purposes. PG&E identified the aircraft as a Bell 407 operated by a contractor.
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Holy moly what next??
Best not to ask, Lisbeth…
Dam yu guys ar fast
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Hoping for the best for the crew, few walk away from helo crashes. 108RS
Crossing that one off the bingo card. Hope those guys are ok
Engine go out?
No one is saying yet, Unl… but those pilots hold their hovers for sustained periods so the lines workers can do their thing. Loss of an engine might result in the type of damage we’re seeing there.
That must have been a wild ride for the line worker.
We would think so, too, Charles… hope they recover swiftly.
When they stop they drop.
Ouch!!! That must have been terrifying!
Hope theyre ok.