Homemade Helicopter Crashes in Westminster; Pilot Escapes Injury
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.
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A Silver Spring man was uninjured after his homemade helicopter crashed into an open field in Westminster Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office reports that Amirkhanian Shahram, 58, of Silver Spring, was the sole occupant of the aircraft. He was conscious at the scene with no apparent injuries, according to police.
The aircraft hit a power line next to the field before hitting the ground and coming to a rest in the 700 block of Oak Tree Road in Westminster, police said. BGE responded to the scene and no residents were reported without power, according to officials.
The heavily damaged aircraft was removed to a secure site for further investigation by National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration, which is expected to take several weeks.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Master Deputy Brandon Holland at 410-386-2900
JaySmith
7:53 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
I guess that moron never read bout John Denver's fatal mishap.
Tony
9:09 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
The only moron is the one who types without knowing details. From your past posts, you are a grumpy old man. Contribute to your community with a positive attitude. Join the solution team; the hater team is full.
HG
9:26 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
+1 Tony
Jennifer Morris
1:03 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
back to the drawing board. Glad he was uninjured but damn, he's ambitious. I couldn't make a homemade snow board if I had a hundred trash can lids
Geoffrey Atkinson
2:56 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
John Denver crashed because he ran out of fuel... the fuel transfer switch being hard to reach in his aircraft.
Joan Anders
4:35 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
What does that have to do with running out of fuel. Please do tell. No, moron probably is the right word.....who makes his own helicopter? And Tony, JaySmith can enjoy freedom of speech just like you.
Kimba
6:26 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Somehow, I am thinking that someone who is adventuresome, has the skills, and tenacity to build their own aircraft is certainly not a moron. If I may be allowed to think further, I seem to remember reading that Wilbur and Orville Wright, flight pioneers did not call Boeing to order their first plane. They built it with their own hands. That feat is still considered genius. Just thinking. And no I don't think think the constitutional right to freedom of speech is a freedom to be disparaging.
Kimba
6:27 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
The last sentence should have read: And no, I don't think that the constitutional right to freedom of speech is a freedom to be disparaging.