R-44 down in PA

benyflyguy said:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-helicopter-crashes-wyoming-20210423-l4nu25rwwzanpbjonqeg6i2dq4-story.html?outputType=amp

Ugh. Can’t believe this. Casually know this guy. Didn’t realize he was flying helicopters now. Used to be based out of our airport with flying fixed wing stuff.
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RIP to what sounds like a very nice man in a career helping others.

While I shouldn’t be surprised, the part that really disgusted me was the line about speaking to his wife before state police even confirmed a death.
I know journalism has a timeliness aspect, but human decency ought to overrule that...sadly, it clearly doesn’t.
 
Looks like he flew into crappy weather at night in a vfr helicopter. Very sad. RIP
 
PaulS said:
Looks like he flew into crappy weather at night in a vfr helicopter. Very sad. RIP
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That might be it. Plus that part of the world is very dark at night. Not a lot of lit terrain at night. He flew to work in it. Several flights a week back and forth. Was instrument rated I believe but a whole different beast in a VFR chopper I guess. Sad.
 
benyflyguy said:
That might be it. Plus that part of the world is very dark at night. Not a lot of lit terrain at night. He flew to work in it. Several flights a week back and forth. Was instrument rated I believe but a whole different beast in a VFR chopper I guess. Sad.
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Sounds like one of those incremental things that one day just gets you. In other words you do it and it works out fine, then one day it doesn't.
 
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Omalley1537 said:
RIP to what sounds like a very nice man in a career helping others.

While I shouldn’t be surprised, the part that really disgusted me was the line about speaking to his wife before state police even confirmed a death.
I know journalism has a timeliness aspect, but human decency ought to overrule that...sadly, it clearly doesn’t.
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Huh?
Usha Kansara told The Morning Call she learned from state police Thursday that the Robinson R44 helicopter piloted by her husband, Dr. Sanjay Kansara, had crashed in a remote area of Wyoming County while flying from the Queen City Municipal Airport in Allentown to his job at a Bradford County hospital.
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