Lower Austria: Police Helicopter Crashed

The crash occurred during a training flight. According to the Ministry of the Interior, a flight instructor and a prospective police pilot on board the helicopter were unharmed. The police helicopter, which reportedly crashed from a very low altitude and at low speed, was damaged.

Search for Cause of Police Helicopter Crash in Lower Austria

The exact course of the accident was initially the subject of investigations. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the damaged helicopter is a training aircraft of the type AS350-B1. The helicopter is used by the air police for pilot training. "The operational capability of the Austrian air police is not restricted by the incident," emphasized the ministry. Currently, the air police have 17 helicopters and around 50 pilots across the entire federal territory.

(APA/Red)

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