Clipped a building whilst filming for reality show “Campus PD”. R44 could be seen after the crash on its nose, leaning up against a building.  Cameraman Greg Jacobsen, 33, passed away 22-May after spending more than three weeks in intensive care.  Pilot Robert Trent, of Friedens, Penn., was admitted to hospital in critical condition, but has since been released. Bartosz Sobolewski, a colleague of Jacobsen’s at Toronto-based Cineflex Productions, walked away with minor injuries. Injuries to Jacobsen and another passenger, who hasn’t been identified, were more serious.

Date:

30 April, 2011

Reg:

N445AB

Make:

Robinson

Model:

R44

MSN:

10761

Location:

between two buildings in the 700 block of Klondyke Avenue not far from the campus of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Country:

US-Pennsylvania

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Penn-Helicopter

Link:

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/04/30/helicopter-crashes-in-indiana-county/

Link:

http://www.indianagazette.com/article_948f1929-56bb-5986-9711-ad6697ab22ae.html