“A helicopter pilot crashed and died on the Interstate 10 bridge over the Bonnet Carre Spillway during fog Tuesday afternoon, creating a multi-parish traffic jam and briefly cutting electricity to 20,000 customers in Kenner and Metairie.
The Bell 407 chopper was heading from Gonzales to Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, where it was supposed to pick up three passengers, the airport director said. Instead, it clipped an Entergy Louisiana transmission line at about 12:30 p.m. and fell onto the eastbound side of the highway near milepost 212 in St. Charles Parish.
The pilot was killed in the crash, Louisiana State Police trooper Kate Stegall said. There were no casualties on the highway.
Authorities did not immediately release the pilot's name. WBRZ television reported that the pilot was from the Baton Rouge area and flew helicopters for an industrial construction company.”
“A helicopter pilot crashed and died on the Interstate 10 bridge over the Bonnet Carre Spillway during fog Tuesday afternoon, creating a multi-parish traffic jam and briefly cutting electricity to 20,000 customers in Kenner and Metairie.
The Bell 407 chopper was heading from Gonzales to Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, where it was supposed to pick up three passengers, the airport director said. Instead, it clipped an Entergy Louisiana transmission line at about 12:30 p.m. and fell onto the eastbound side of the highway near milepost 212 in St. Charles Parish.
The pilot was killed in the crash, Louisiana State Police trooper Kate Stegall said. There were no casualties on the highway.
Authorities did not immediately release the pilot's name. WBRZ television reported that the pilot was from the Baton Rouge area and flew helicopters for an industrial construction company.”