COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a civilian helicopter has crashed about a mile below the summit of Pikes Peak, injuring four people.
The crash was reported at about 7:30 a.m. on Friday.
El Paso County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Teresa Murphy says the pilot suffered critical injuries and was taken to a hospital in a second helicopter. Murphy says three passengers suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Authorities say they don’t know the cause of the crash.
Pikes Peak is 14,110 feet above sea level.
A spokesman for German automaker Audi says the helicopter was carrying a crew that was filming a driverless Audi on the road to the summit of the mountain.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a civilian helicopter has crashed about a mile below the summit of Pikes Peak, injuring four people.
The crash was reported at about 7:30 a.m. on Friday.
El Paso County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Teresa Murphy says the pilot suffered critical injuries and was taken to a hospital in a second helicopter.
Murphy says three passengers suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Authorities say they don’t know the cause of the crash.
Pikes Peak is Colorado’s 31st-highest mountain at 14,110 feet above sea level.
A spokesman for German automaker Audi says the helicopter was carrying a crew that was filming a driverless Audi on the road to the summit of the mountain.
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zman173rd
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 11:42pmguys, missing the point. When is the video of the car going to be on YouTube?! Hey Old Vet, How high i sthe G of the G? It said 1 mile from the peak. that’s 13K. G of G os way the Heck down there.in the Springs. They got carried away doing the FTR and smacked into the hill. But it could be a plot to keep helicopters off the mountains. BO will proly’ set up a moratorium until a COMMIEtee gets to the bottom of things
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 10:30pm14K feet is slightly above the maximum ceiling for most civilian helicopters… heavy payload + high altitude = loss of lift, or even engine power altogether. Wouldn’t be the first time a pilot used bad judgment.
Whatever the cause, I hope the pilot recovers quickly and gets back to doing what he loves.
Report Post »John McGraw
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 7:38pmamazing a helicopter crash
Report Post »Baron
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 6:02pmBeing a helicopter pilot myself, my concern is not for a driverless car. My concern is why did this happen ie. mechanical failure or human error. All you others have to much time on your hands.
Report Post »wolfster38
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 5:19pmMaybe Obama should ban all helicopter flights for 6 month. Oh and after the big California gas explosion ban natural gas. It’s a danger.
Report Post »Skwerl E. Muckenfutch
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:47pmWell, it is called “The Blaze” so the occasional story of flaming debris would be apropos.
Report Post »an old veteran
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:10pmI lived in the Springs for 5 years, not far from Pikes Peak. I wonder if it crashed in the Garden of the Gods.
Report Post »JJMinor
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:06pmI expected flames, explosions, something worthy of the Blaze! Maybe next time we can see a car go over a cliff. Please?
Report Post »sd1776
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:00pmI love AUDIs… but this was a stupid story.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 5:08pmStupid story?
Report Post »It’s not really a story, it’s a real life event.
Halkills
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:43pmCome on people..the story is the driverless Audi. BMW already has an experimental car that can LEARN and DRIVE itself around race tracks at high speeds and avoid obstacles. Now AUDI has a driverless car (experimental as well I’m sure) now TWO major manufactures have working on driverless technology. Whats to come soon?
Report Post »smugsmiley
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:47pmGermans, eh? What will they do next?
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:39pmWow the Blaze is on it. What about the husband wife team caught for giving away nuclear secrets? Does the Blaze know if Obama is going to pardon the offenders (Clintons).
Report Post »kralspaces
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:36pmThere is a story here beyond the helicopter crash. The Audi was a pilotless ‘drone’. This could be the next wave of terrorist assult..
Report Post »jb1972
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:35pmMaybe the helicopter should have been pilotless. Hope everyone is ok.
Report Post »Weetsie
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:20pmCome on, there has to be bigger fish to fry than this guys!
Report Post »RightWingKookTank
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:44pmIt’s called “news”, Weetsie. Nobody made you click on the link. If you read the headline first you can decide whether or not you wish to read the story. If this story was a waste of your time to read, why did you waste more time by commenting on it? Very odd.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:07pmGeorge Bush seen fleeing from the area
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:27pmWait there could be some good news in this??? It could be Helicopter Ben that crashed while pilotlessly running the ecomedy during the summer of WRECKOVERY.
Report Post »Weetsie
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 6:17pm@RightWingKookTank: I can say and think whatever I want or has Obama changed that since I came back. You’re just a MEANIEPIE!
Report Post »pothos42
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 12:08amI’m thinking this is a great way to double your carbon footprint. While the Audi is taking a leisurely drive from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon and back, you’re free to host a tofu-free barbeque, go deer hunting, re-inventory your incandescent bulb supply, or sneak around your neighborhood “un-recycling” the trash of the greenie who lives down the block. It’s a great thing!
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