the three deceased victims of 29-year-old christopher parsons, seen here, and experience helicopter instructor. 47 yard william jenkins was a pilot flying as part of a training exercise good macfawn wasbreandan along for the ride. >> we are all shocked. that we nevering want to have happened. thehe 55-year-old pilot in 75-year-old passenger miraculously walked away with minor injuries. these body shop owners were one of the first to run and help get them out. they reached the pilot first. >> he realized we were trying to help him. i got him out and helped him down. then we went to the other side and steve was trying to help the older gentleman out. he was stuck in the seatbelt. >> the plane nose with him on the ground. but the whole time, the retreat crackling. we were worried about the plane flipping this way. is still hanging on in the trees. if you look live there, just under the parachute, you can see the wing of that plane. advanced helicopter concepts has voluntarily suspended all flying while it cooperates with ntsb officials in the investigation. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> thank you

we're told they are christopher parsons, 29 from westminster, maryland, william jenkins, 47 of morsisson, colorado. and breandan mac fawn, from cumberland, maryland. all three men were on board the helicopter. >> part of the crash scene illuminated so they can examine the two aircraft involved in an unusual mid-air collision at the frederick, maryland, municipal airport. >> the helicopter's destroyed. >> just before 4:00 p.m., witnesses reported hearing a loud boom from not far above the tree line. >> i saw an airplane hit a helicopter. it proceeded down. i checked to see what was going on, pulled both those guys out. >> the plane crashed into a wooded area, amazingly the pilot and his passenger were uninjured. records show it's owned by graeves in maryland. they say the plane's blisk parachute may have played a role in their survival. >> the parachute system that's installed on the aircraft has resulted in the successful landing of several of their airplanes. >> tragically, the robinson helicopter did not fare as well. it crashed into a storage facility with catastrophic consequences. t

the funeral will be held for christopher parsons from carroll county. he was killed when his helicopter collided with a small plane last week. his wife describes him as the best husband ever. services are planned later this week for brendan mcfon and william jenkins. >>> with elections a week away now, anthony brown will hold an endorsement fund-raiser highlighting his campaign. and new jersey governor chris christie is joining brown's opponent on a tour of maryland today. larry hogan and christie will stop at the honeybee diner later this morning. >>> and a woman is telling news4 about a frightening ride she took with a taxi driver. she hailed a cab on a friday last month and says the cab driver told her his meter was broken, overcharged her and then locked the doors when she refused to pay. >> he totally looked me in the eyes and said, i'm not letting you out until you pay me what i want. i feel like it's something that probably happens a lot and goes unreported for a variety of reasons. >> she eventually paid for her fare out of fear and filed a poli

but the helicopter pilot, 29- year-old christopher parsons and his passengers, 47-year-old william jenkins and 35-year-old brendan macfawn died instantly. >> chris parsons was an experienced helicopter instructor here at advanced helicopters. he was the instructor on board. advanced helicopter concepts is more than a company. we're a close group of people who are almost family. >> reporter: chris hollings a pilot himself took no questions as he spoke to reporters but was clearly emotional. >> this is a horrible day for us. this is just a terrible situation and we're all shocked and horrified by it. this is something we never want to have happen. >> that was delia goncalves reporting there. a helicopter of the same make and model belonging to the same company crashed on interstate 70 about 15 miles west of frederick back in 2009. back then all four people aboard died. the ntsb ruled that crash was an accident due to poor nighttime visibility all because of fog. >>> there will be more shut eye for students of fairfax county. the school board voted to push back start times for middle and high

we've learned the identity of the three people who died in the helicopter, 29-year-old christopher parsons of westminster, maryland, 35-year- old brendan macfawn of cumberland and 37-year-old william jenkins of morrison colorado. 35-year-old scott graeves of brookville, maryland and 75- year-old gilbert porter of sandy spring, maryland were on the plane. the tower described the horrific crash. >> report midfield left down went runway down. three helicopters below you in the traffic pattern. >> i've got two in sight. >> two echos here. i have you in sight. runway 3-0 runway maintain your altitude until clear to land. >> airplane down and helicopter down. >> yes, yes. i just saw. 911's on the way. >> the collision took place around 3:40 this afternoon near patrick street not far from the airport. tonight the ntsb is investigating why that accident happened. mola lenghi joins us live now from the airport. >> reporter: the area lit up behind me is one of the two crash scenes. that is where the plane ultimately landed. tonight the national transportation safety board started to arrive at these

christopher parsons of westminster, maryland, was on that helicopter that collided two other people died.ickthe plane were hurt and are in recovery. parsons wife says she can't believe he's gone. >> i don't know how i'm going to get through it. he's my best friend. we did everything together. he texted me in the morning even if he didn't have to get up early. >> it happened as the plane was landing and the helicopter was in the midst of a training exercise. >>> we talked to students to find out the most common challenges in their transition from high school to a college campus. let's head on over to chuck. >>> good morning once again, everybody. nice way to get your weekend started. temperatures mostly in the 40s first thing this morning. a little predawn color showing up in our eastern sky. sun's not up until 20 minutes after 7:00. not only will we have a bubbly, warm n seven-day forecast, we'll be talking about the impact the weather will have on your weekend. ♪ they may not be the most handsome of body parts. yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. for the world to see. but what ha

christopher parsons and brendan mcfond and william jenkins were on the helicopter. >>> a crash on the beltway. we reached out to state police but have not heard back yet. it shut down the left lanes on the inner loop, dulles toll road. everything is open again right now. >> one group is gearing up for a massive search for missing 8-year-old alicia rudd. saturday four teams will search kenilworth aquatic gardens. the guardian angels are driving from maine. they believe she was taken by a janitor at the homeless shelter where she lived. >>> this morning a frederick county man is facing charges for so-called revenge porn. we are hearing from the woman who says she is his victim. his former girlfriend said he released explicit videos of them on two web sites. court documents posted her address with the videos and encouraged other men to rape her. she spoke exclusively to news 4's pat collins. >> it's pretty much ruining me. it's going to keep ruining me. these things don't just go away. >> he is believed to be one of the first men charged under maryland's new revenge porn law. if convict

they are christopher parsons and brendan mcfarn of maryland and william jenkins of morrison, colorado. new this morning, we're told the virginia state trooper is okay after a crash on the beltway. state police told us no one was hurt in the crash. they did not tell us exactly how it happened. right now, we have a news 4 crew at a funeral for two sisters who died in a crash at oxen hill. they were at a traffic light on livingston road when a car slammed into their car. five people including the sisters died. they have ten children between them, all younger than 15 years old. >>> mornings are not going to be the same for tens of thousands of you and your kids. school start times are changing in fairfax county it the school board approved the changes last night with plenty of support in the crowd. high schools and the county will now start at 8:00 or 8:10, pushed back from the current time of 7:20. middle school students will start 15 minutes earlier at 7:30 a.m., allowing students more sleep. it has been a dividing issue for years in the county. >> sleep is not an evil. it is a vital an

christopher parsons and brendan mcfond and william jenkins were on the helicopter. >> one group is gearing up for a massive search for missing 8-year-old alicia rudd. the guardian angels are driving from maine. they believe she was taken by a janitor at the homeless shelter where she lived. >>> new this morning, we're told a virginia state trooper is okay right now after a crash on the beltway. we talked to state police just about 15 minutes ago. they say nobody was hurt there. you can see the crash closed lanes on the inner loop near dulles toll road. right now everything is back open again. just about five minutes after the hour now. snow. it is the last thing any of us want to be thinking about right now. but in prince george's county, they are getting ready for when the snow comes. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. yeah, we are out and about with dave howard going on a dry run. we're inside his plow here. we will actually drive on part of his route. that's what we've got happening all morning long. if you see a snowplow in your neighborhood, don't worry. there is no

. >> the victims 29-year-old christopher parsons of westminster, maryland, 47-year- old william jenkins of morison, colorado and 35-year-old imren dan macfawn -- brendan macfawn of cumberland, maryland. delia goncalves is live near the crash scene with more. >> reporter: investigators still here on the scene at this very early hour. obviously still very dark but you can see through this field here just a short distance from frederick airport that they do have a spotlight set up and you can see some investigators on the ground combing through possible evidence that could still be here. this is the exact location where the plane crashed. if you can just look up into the trees there, you can actually see a portion of their parachute still tangled up in the branches. let's take a look at some video of the scene yesterday. this all happened a little after 3:30 yesterday afternoon. the helicopter owned by advanced helicopter concepts, a flight school that regularly trains pilot at frederick airport, somehow got into the flight path of a plane coming in for a landing. the two collided. unfortu

a visitation is being held for christopher parsons from carol county. he was one of the three men killed when their helicopter collided with a small plane thursday in frederick. services are set for this week for the other two men. two people in the plane survived. >>> it's a tough time of year for drivers. sunrise and sunset times are coinciding with the morning and the evening rush hours. and that makes it very difficult to see what's ahead of you when the sun is hitting you right in the face. our transportation reporter, adam tuss, shot this video. this was falls church, folks. aaa recommends slowing down and always having a good pair of sunglasses handy. >>> a big transportation project entering a new phase, and it could impact a lot of drivers in virginia. we are talking about the widening of string fellow road between chantilly and clifton. the ramp from fair lakes parkway to north stream fellow is closed, leaving a short right turn lane. work crews are building retaining walls there. this phase of the project is expected to take six to eight week

a funeral will be held tomorrow for christopher parsons from carol county, one of three men killed when their helicopter collided with a small plane on thursday. his wife describes him as the best husband ever. services are planned for later this week for brendan mcfawn and william jenkins. >>> a woman says she was grabbed after getting off a bus in a busy part of prince george's county. police are now investigating her claim at university boulevard and new hampshire avenue. the woman says the man tried to put her in a car about 10:00 a.m. today. we're told the woman got away and ran to a nearby fast food restaurant to call 911. police haven't released any details about the suspect. >>> first, the commotion outside the white house. then an outburst in the courtroom. the man police arrested for jumping the white house fence last week had to be forcibly removed from court by u.s. marshals today. news4's richard jordan is at the live desk working this story explaining why. richard? >> jim, drama in that courtroom. dominic adesanya started screaming when the judge ruled he was incompetent t

christopher parsons and brendan mcfawn were killed when the helicopter they were in collided with a plane near frederick municipal airport last week. a third man from colorado also killed. investigators with the ntsb are still trying to figure out why it happened. >>> a major step today in a plan to transform a prince george's county neighborhood. >> today construction crews began to tear down the glen arden apartments to make new for a $100 development. darcy spencer reports on what's next. >> we remember when! >> reporter: they hold a piece of history in their hands. bricks from the glen arden apartment complex where they used to be next door neighbors. those apartments are coming down to make way for a new $100 million housing development. >> you can stay right here and watch daddy. >> reporter: she can still see the "i love jesus" sign in her window. the tree sharon put up in the hallway is still there. still, they're glad to see all of this go away. >> it's happy feeling. yes. because i lived here over ten years. and at the time we lived here, we survived. and we did what we had to d