What the records say
- When
- 27 Jul 2007
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 33.50° N, 112.07° W
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 4
Phoenix news helicopter collision
2007 aviation accident
On July 27, 2007, two AS-350 AStar helicopters from television stations KNXV-TV and KTVK collided in mid-air over Phoenix, Arizona, United States, while covering a police pursuit. On board the two aircraft were four people, all of whom were killed: pilot Craig Smith and photographer Rick Krolak from KNXV, and pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim Cox from KTVK. No casualties were reported on the ground.
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