{"id":268597,"date":"2026-08-20T03:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/268597\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T03:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:20:51","slug":"aircraft-crash-involving-state-police-reported-in-carlisle-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/268597\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft crash involving state police reported in Carlisle, Pa."},"content":{"rendered":"

1 dead, 2 state troopers injured after aircraft collide midair in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

\"CaitlynCARLISLE, Pa. \u2014<\/p>\n

Two troopers were injured, and one person has died after a small aircraft collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday afternoon. <\/p>\n

WATCH FULL PRESSER ABOVE: PSP, Gov. Shapiro provide update on midair collision in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

During a news conference held by Pennsylvania Police Acting Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens and Governor Josh Shapiro, officials said a Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 helicopter collided in midair near Carlisle around 7 p.m. <\/p>\n

Bivens said a police helicopter was in a grassy area conducting routine training when it was hit by a small Cessna aircraft. <\/p>\n

“The Cessna plane, for an unknown reason, veered to the right at the last moment; it struck the helicopter from the rear,” Bivens said. <\/p>\n

Two troopers inside the helicopter were injured and taken to the hospital; their current condition remains unknown. <\/p>\n

Bivens said one person in the Cessna plane did not survive. Their identity has not been released. <\/p>\n

An investigation is now underway. <\/p>\n

This is a developing story.<\/p>\n

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