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Happened around 7:45 am

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/News-helicopter-crashes-burns-beside-Space-Needle-250790281.html

SEATTLE - Two people were killed and one was critically injured when a news helicopter crashed and burned Tuesday morning on Broad Street only yards away from the Space Needle.

Emergency personnel immediately rushed to the scene.

Two cars were struck in the crash. One man could be seen running from from one of the cars with his sleeve on fire, and he was extinguished by officers at the scene.

Huge flames and plumes of black smoke poured from the burning wreckage, about 50 yards from the base of the Space Needle. Fuel gushing from the wreckage caught fire and burned for a block from the crash scene.

The Seattle Fire Department said two people were found dead in the wreckage. A third person was rushed to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of critical injuries.

Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames within a half-hour. Traffic was diverted from the area.

Is that their normal bird?

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It was a Eurocopter AS 350B2 (N250FB) they normally fly a 1997 Bell 407 (N34TV). That I believe is getting new video and possibly new paint for the recent partnership with King5/Gannet.

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.6196194 ... !1e3?hl=en

Is that it in this satellite shot?

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Yes the 407 is a 4 blade rotor vs the 350 is 3 blade.

Edit: SkyKing (Euro 350 B-1 / N105TV) is sitting on its helipad to the NE of KOMO

I need to get a new dashcam. I bailed on the 5 and was sitting on Aurora SB at Thomas when this happened. Then (of course) traffic opened up and I was in the tunnel.

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Lots of photos

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1725382

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Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

Was watching the 5:30pm news broadcast on Q13. They had "transmissions from first responders" about the event, and played a few short clips of Seattle PD radio traffic, describing the scene.

At the bottom of the screen was "Courtesy of Interceptradio.com".

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Whatever.....

No overload of users online, but still, really cool. Maybe we're gaining respect? One day, we may be as cool as that ripoff site.

-Marcus

I would say more long term than cool...We're not on every radio agencies shit list and future planning against audio in the clear.





are we?

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I should've gone to J school. I kin spel gud.

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President-in-Exile, Seattle Area Radio Communications And Scanner Traffic Intercept Crew (SARCASTIC)
Don't feel bad if you can't use your STD100/200; there are still people using Digital Frequency Search!
Bunnery definition for the under-fives