What happened
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On 11-15-12, at 12:11 eastern standard time, two people were killed when a helicopter crashed near the chemung river close to kent phillips elementary school and Corning east high school but not on school property in the upstate new york city of Corning Thursday afternoon. The helicopter accident occured while inspecting transmission lines. The helicopter struck a power line and became tangled in power lines and crashed and burned. Sky conditions were clear, winds calm at the time of the crash. The pilot and a passenger were both killed. The helicopter, was a Mcdonnell Douglas 369D, it belonged to haverfield aviation inc., based in gettysburg, PA. .the helicopter was contracted by new york state electric & gas corp, nyseg. City police and fire departments responded to the scene, as well as Corning police and fire personnel. Corning police and fire departments were assisted at the scene by Corning city department of public works, rural metro ambulance service, new york state police, steuben county sheriff's office, painted post fire, steuben county emergency services and nyseg
As the FAA filed it
ON 11-15-12, AT 12:11 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN A HELICOPTER CRASHED NEAR THE CHEMUNG RIVER CLOSE TO KENT PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CORNING EAST HIGH SCHOOL BUT NOT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY IN THE UPSTATE NEW YORK CITY OF CORNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HELICOPTER ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE INSPECTING TRANSMISSION LINES. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWER LINE AND BECAME TANGLED IN POWER LINES AND CRASHED AND BURNED. SKY CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, WINDS CALM AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE BOTH KILLED.THE HELICOPTER, WAS A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369D, IT BELONGED TO HAVERFIELD AVIATION INC., BASED IN GETTYSBURG, PA. .THE HELICOPTER WAS CONTRACTED BY NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP, NYSEG.CITY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, AS WELL AS CORNING POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL. CORNING POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE ASSISTED AT THE SCENE BY CORNING CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, RURAL METRO AMBULANCE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE POLICE, STEUBEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PAINTED POST FIRE, STEUBEN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES AND NYSEG
NTSB investigation
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