A helicopter crash in Boynton Beach, Florida, claimed the lives of two men after the pilot reported engine trouble to air traffic control moments before the crash. Boynton Beach police identified the victims as Alejandro Carrasco, a 28-year-old flight instructor from West Palm Beach, and Bryan Menna, a 52-year-old student from Michigan.The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. yesterday when the helicopter carrying Carrasco and Menna crashed into a vacant warehouse in the 3800 block of South Congress Avenue. Both men were killed in the incident.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe cause of the crash remains under investigation, but shortly before the crash, one of the men on board radioed air traffic control to report trouble with the aircraft and the need for an emergency landing. “Hey, Max. We’re going to be landing out here in one of the fields. We got something going on with the helicopter,” the pilot said.”You good? I didn’t hear that call,” another voice responded.”He said he’s going to be landing on one of the fields. There’s a problem with his engine,” a third voice confirmed.It is unclear why the pilot was unable to land in one of the fields and what caused the helicopter to crash into the warehouse. No injuries were reported on the ground.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the investigation into the crash.
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. —
A helicopter crash in Boynton Beach, Florida, claimed the lives of two men after the pilot reported engine trouble to air traffic control moments before the crash. Boynton Beach police identified the victims as Alejandro Carrasco, a 28-year-old flight instructor from West Palm Beach, and Bryan Menna, a 52-year-old student from Michigan.
The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. yesterday when the helicopter carrying Carrasco and Menna crashed into a vacant warehouse in the 3800 block of South Congress Avenue.
Both men were killed in the incident.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but shortly before the crash, one of the men on board radioed air traffic control to report trouble with the aircraft and the need for an emergency landing.
“Hey, Max. We’re going to be landing out here in one of the fields. We got something going on with the helicopter,” the pilot said.
“You good? I didn’t hear that call,” another voice responded.
“He said he’s going to be landing on one of the fields. There’s a problem with his engine,” a third voice confirmed.
It is unclear why the pilot was unable to land in one of the fields and what caused the helicopter to crash into the warehouse.
No injuries were reported on the ground.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the investigation into the crash.