Lights on tower hit in deadly helicopter crash had history of not working, SkyEye crew says
Eyewitness News learned the aviation obstruction lights at the top of a radio tower hit by a helicopter in a deadly crash in Houston's Second Ward have a history of not working.ABC13's Don Armstrong, who regularly reports from SkyEye, expressed his long-standing concern about the radio tower at Engelke Street and Ennis Street in the Second Ward. Armstrong said that in all his years of flying in helicopters, the aviation obstruction lighting-- red flashing lights at the top of the tower-- are often out.With the background of downtown Houston behind the tower coming up from the south, Armstrong said the...
4 dead, including a child, after helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower: Police
Four people, including a child, were killed when a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston, officials said. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Sunday when a private aircraft struck a radio tower in Houston's Second Ward, Houston police said. All four people on the helicopter were killed. No one on the ground was injured, officials said. No homes or structures were impacted except for the radio tower, police said, but a fire that erupted from the crash spanned two to three blocks.