PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - A helicopter crash in Pembroke Pines left four people hospitalized in stable condition, according to officials.
Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue crews and Pembroke Pines Police Department officers responded to the scene on the grounds of North Perry Airport early Saturday afternoon.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified the helicopter as a Robinson R44 helicopter.
Flight records show the helicopter just completed a round-trip tour of Miami.
As it was taking off for another trip shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday, it came crashing down, colliding with an empty parked plane close by, sending debris flying.
A witness described how the scene unfolded to 7News.
“The helicopter was taking off, maybe 20, 30 feet off the ground. And then it tipped over. I guess there was a draft or something under the wind that made it fall into itself,” said witness Daniel Sayu.
The collision caused a propeller to fly off, according to a witness.
“It flew a 100 yards from the crash, cause when it hit the ground, it snapped clean off the propeller in the rear,” said Sayu. “It’s like seeing a car crash at an intersection that you’re like, there’s no way. Like everything slows down for a brief second.”
The Robinson R44 helicopter was left on its side and wrecked at North Perry Airport.
FAA officials said that four people were on board the helicopter at the time of the crash.
All four were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood with no life-threatening injuries and in stable condition, according to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue officials.
An employee who works near the crash site expressed his concerns.
“It’s the thing where we have to do the very right things with the operations,” said Jorge Trigoso.
This is the latest crash to happen at North Perry Airport in just two weeks.
On May 29, a small plane crashed just after takeoff from North Perry, landing feet away from the South Florida State Hospital.
That crash sent two people to the hospital.
Pembroke Pines Mayor Angelo Castillo voiced his frustrations about the growing number of crashes at North Perry after the May 29 plane crash.
“We have to ascribe seriousness to the threat this airport presents to the city of Pembroke Pines,” said Castillo.
Following Saturday’s crash, the mayor echoed those feelings in this statement shared with 7News, stating:
“This is why Broward County needs to accelerate both their air quality and safety studies of this airport, which has a crash record constituting a menace to the safety of Pembroke Pines and surrounding communities.”
North Perry Airport passed its annual Florida Department of Transportation Inspection back in May.
7News reached out to the owner of the helicopter, who said he was sorry about the crash before saying no comment.
The FAA, Pembroke Pines Police Department, and Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue are currently investigating.
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