Surveillance camera footage captured the moment a helicopter crashed into a radio tower and burst into flames in Houston on Monday as federal authorities tried to determine the cause of the deadly crash.
The Houston Fire Department told Fox News Digital that a helicopter carrying four people, including a child, crashed from the sky Sunday night, but there was no sign of survivors.
“A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed after colliding with a radio tower in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, October 20, at approximately 8:00 p.m. local time, with four people on board,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement to Fox News Digital. said. “The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.”
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the impact caused a “huge explosion” and left a “terrible accident scene.”
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Surveillance camera footage captured the moment a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston. (Jay Marroquin/MYSTUDIO HTX/TMX)
The moment the helicopter hit the radio tower, a fireball could be seen lighting up the night sky.
According to fire officials, a two- to three-block fire broke out in a grassy area after the tower collapsed. No other structures on the ground were affected by the impact.
Whitmire also said the tower was “surrounded by residents and was very fortunate that it didn't come down in either direction.” “The fireball was mostly isolated.”
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A collapsed radio tower can be seen after a helicopter crash in Houston on October 20th. (Houston Fire Department)
The identities of the victims are unknown, but one of them is a child. Fox26 Houston This was quoted as a police statement.
Some residents told the New York Times that the impact shook their homes and felt like an earthquake. One resident said an explosion then occurred and the lights in the house flashed briefly.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the accident occurred after the helicopter took off from Ellington Field and was headed to an unknown destination. (Houston Fire Department)
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City Councilor Mario Castillo wrote in X that a “private tourist helicopter” was involved in the accident.
FOX News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
