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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 03:05 PM
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Channel 13 chopper crash kills 2 in Montgomery County
Source: Houston Chronicle

A pilot and photographer who were working for Houston TV station KTRK Channel 13 died late this morning when their helicopter crashed in thick woods in Montgomery County.

The ABC affiliate confirmed that the aircraft's two occupants, who were employed by contractors, were killed in the crash. The station said it lost contact with the helicopter about 11:15 a.m.

The two men were identified as pilot John Downhower and photographer Dave Garrett.

The station aired the final seconds of video it received from the helicopter. It showed the aircraft banking to the right before the screen went to black.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6055595.html


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http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6446793
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texastoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 03:08 PM
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1. Yep, it is a Bell
I worked on lots of product liability suits against Bell. Lots of "metal fatigue."
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 03:09 PM
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2. Damn! I feel sorry for them.
My deepest sympathies
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 03:35 PM
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3. very sad n/t
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 04:48 PM
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4. Condolences to their families
I am so sorry to hear that.

Sonia
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 06:38 PM
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5. Oh my gosh. Condolences to the families.
There have been way too many helicopters falling out of the sky in this neck of the woods.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 10:12 PM
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6. If it is the same photog
Edited on Mon Oct-13-08 10:12 PM by Horse with no Name
I worked with Dave Garrett as KBMT in Beaumont several years ago. Very nice guy.
My condolences to the families of these two men.
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excess_3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-08 11:25 PM
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7. stay off helicopters .n/t
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