Horrifying moment plane, helicopter collide in deadly midair crash: video

Jaw-dropping new footage shows the moment a small plane collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter this week in a “very violent crash” that left the pilot dead and two troopers injured. The video shows the helicopter hovering slightly above the ground Wednesday before the Cessna 150 barrels into frame and sma

Investigators probe a dramatic midair crash as a landing plane hits hovering police helicopter  Toronto Star

Investigators are trying to understand why a small plane crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter

Investigators are trying to understand why a small plane crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter

Warning: disturbing video. A deadly collision was caught on camera in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. A small plane slammed into a state police helicopter at an airport outside the state capital of Harrisburg. Michael George reports.

August 20, 2026 11:37 AM ET One person has died following a collision between a civilian plane and a police helicopter near a Pennsylvania runway Wednesday night, officials say.The pilot of the small plane, identified as 57-year-old Paul Sokoloski, a doctor at Penn State Health and certified flight instructor, was kill

A pilot was killed and two state troopers were injured after a state police helicopter collided with a small plane during a training exercise at a central Pennsylvania airport Wednesday evening, officials said.

Two people were aboard the PSP aircraft when it collided with a Cessna 150 around 6:50 p.m., a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said in a statement.

A pilot was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured after a Bell 407 helicopter and a Cessna 150 collided near Carlisle Regional Airport.

The two troopers who were on board the helicopter escaped with minor injuries.

A small plane and a police helicopter collided midair Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, killing the Cessna's pilot and injuring two state troopers.

A state police helicopter and a small plane collided over Carlisle Airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night, resulting in the death of the plane’s pilot, officials said.

The crash at the small airport in Carlisle involved the Bell 407 helicopter and the Cessna 150, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

1 dead after police helicopter, small plane collide in Pennsylvania  USA Today

Police helicopter and small plane fatally collide near airport  CNN

A small plane struck a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter from behind in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, killing the plane's pilot and injuring two state troopers.

A small airplane and a helicopter collided midair near the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley on Wednesday evening, according to the FAA.

It was not immediately clear whether there were any injuries

Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and small plane collide and crash; no word on possible injuries  AP News

A Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and small plane collided at Carlisle Airport leaving a tragic crash scene as first responders rushed. Videos surfaced.