Two helicopters collided at the Homestead-Miami Speedway after the NASCAR championship Sunday, injuring one pilot, authorities said.

A helicopter pilot is in a critical condition in hospital after flying his passengers to safety with a piece of wire embedded in his stomach.

A pilot from Valdosta was killed when the helicopter he was in came under hostile fire in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday night.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - A Kentucky pilot charged with drunken flying after crashing a helicopter into the Ohio River will have to wait to learn whether he can plead guilty to a lesser offense.

By Dave Gooderham AN experienced pilot was forced to fly "blind&quo t; in rapidly deteriorating weather conditions just moments before his helicopter plunged to the ground and exploded in ball of flames.

All eight passengers aboard the second helicopter to crash into the East River last week were rescued and seem in good condition, save for the pilot who was in critical but stable condition.

A helicopter carrying two people crashed and sank in about 35 feet of water in the eastern part of Pierce County near Bonney Lake today at 4:06 p.m, resulting in the death of the pilot.Comment