NYPD Helicopter Pilot Talks About Challenges of Job, Surviving a Crash
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The interview aired on "All Things Considered."
On Nov. 3, Atlanta Police Officer Richard Halford was flying an APD helicopter in search of a missing 9-year-old. Officer Shawn Smiley sat next to him, assisting. For reasons not yet known, that helicopter struck power lines and crashed on a northwest Atlanta street, killing both.
The NTSB continues its investigation.
Two years ago, Detective Erin Nolan was flying a mission for the New York Police Department in advance of the President’s arrival. She heard a loud bang, lost power, and safely maneuvered the chopper into a nearby waterway.
That helicopter was nearly new, unlike the 45-year-old chopper that crashed here in Atlanta.
WABE’s Jim Burress spoke with Nolan by phone, and began their conversation by asking how much age plays into the safety of a helicopter.
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