>> reporter: well, iain and lucy, we know that the pilot is a 37-year-old man from franklinville, newersey. his name is not yet being released until his family is notified. investigators say he was conductinconducting a approach g when his helicopter went down. witnesses describe a fiery and frightening scene. >> it sounded like a missile coming in. it was weird. you know, i just -- all die was duck. i was like, you know, didn't know where it was coming from. >> reporter: john hughes had just pulled into the industrial park on quigley boulevard in new castle to do some i. to work at a business here. that's when he heard a loud noise from behind and witnessed a medical helicopter take a knows dive. >> sounded like the propellers weren't moving. like it was struggling and kind of looked up and i seen it like going straight down, you know, at the last minute. >> big explosion, names, felt, you know, the heat from it. kind of just shocked. >> reporter: chopper went down in drainage ditch behind the us postal facility. dominic kara bellow works across the street. >> the way it took this bu

no patients or penn medicine employees we learned the pilot was a 37-year-old man from franklinville, new jersey, the chopper went down in a drainage ditch and somehow the pilot avoided all the adjacent buildings. eyewitnesss caught cell phone video after the chopper crashed into this industrial park a mile southeast of the newcastle airport. >> it crashed here on quigley boulevard in newcastle. there was one person and one fatality. the pilot was conducting a solo training flight and travelled from atlantic city to newcastle this morning. at 11:55 the chopper when down in a drainage ditch and burst into flames. >> no other injuries as a result of the crash and minor damage to a shed because of flying debris and flames. >> it was operated by penn star that provides the services for the university of pennsylvania health system. firefighters were rushed to the scene and extinguished the flames. faa officials and delaware state police cordoned off the area and put up a drone to capture aerial images and the ntsb is in route. >> it's up to them if they want to continue to conduct the inve

franklinville, new jersey man in gloucester county. he was conducting train exercises approaching the newcastle airport. that is when it went down in this ditch behind this hill. a shed and some cars were damaged. somehow the pilot managed to avoid the adjacent buildinged. cell phone video caught the quick black smyth one mile southeast of the newcastle airport. >> a privately owned helicopter crashed here on quigley boulevard in newcastle. we confirm that one person was on board and one fatality. >> the chopper was this model a euro e 135 operated by metro transportation that ran for university of pennsylvania medical. and it was conducting a training flight from atlantic city airport to newcastle airport. first responders rushed to the scene and john hughes took this video after he watched the chopper crash. >> it sounds like it was out of gas, like the propellers were not moving and it was struggling and i looked up and seen it going straight down. >> jay williams heard the crash and saw the after imagine. >> we heard the crash and

the 37-year-old pilot from franklinville, new jersey, intentionally flew it here to do training in the murky weather. he was conducting approach training. >> it's not clear what happened in the. chopper, but witnesses say it sounded bad while it was still up in the air. >> the black smoke went up high over route 13. it could be seen for quite some distance. people rushed over to try to help. they couldn't get anywhere near the wreckage. >> the flames were just atrocious. ween couldn't see anything left of the airframe at haul. >> the pilot was training so he could be more efficient at saving other people's lives. even in bad weather. >> i want you to take a good look. these cars are parked behind the building. you can see the damage they sustained from the crash. that's the nissan. look at the hyundai. the entire back window is blown out. a lot of other cars are covered in mud and scratched up pretty good. that's a pretty amazing thing that nobody else was hurt. the state trooper said he's no expert, but it appears this pilot threaded the needle to put the chopper down where it wasn't

state police announced the pilots who died was a 37-year-old from franklinville. it was on a training mission at the time. the investigators are locking into ntsb records tr crashes in our area. we'll have much more on the story at 4:30. fire crews were called to this industrial park after the white smoke you see there filling the air. gas leaked into the air from a rail car. in the past hour crews managed to contain that leak. they are making sure surrounding buildings are safe. >>> the wet weather is not stopping an annual tradition in chester county. the stands are covered and the wind was blowing rain into the stands. organizers say the wet weather did not impact the day's events. competitionen went on and the course was a little muddy. >> i think we needed more plastic clothing than we brought. we were hoping the stands would be drier. but we're not as wet as the riders. >> the horse show runs through june 4th. >>> here in philadelphia it's a rush to get out of the city for some to start the hong holiday weekend. this is a live look at the expressway near cit

pilot killed in helicopter crash in new castle delaware today. 37-year-old michael murphy from franklinville, new jersey, was the on one on board when that chopper went down in drainage ditch. it happened hype a post office and quigley boulevard right around noon. >> sounded like the propellers weren't moving. like because struggling and when -- kind of looked up and i seen it like going straight down. you know, at the last minute. >> it was terrible. it still s i'm still shaken. because i know there was a life there and it's gone. >> no one on the ground is hur. investigators are still lying to piece together what went wrong. >>> happening right now, a big turn out tonight in montgomery county to send a message against hate. racist flyers meant to separate neighbors have done the exact opposite. fox 29's brad sattin is live in ambler where all of these neighbors came together tonight. brad? >> reporter: yeah, lucy, this event was put oh and by the wis his couldn't faith community association. the rain moved the event from fear by park to here at a chur church. you'd think that would have hu

>> reporter: lucy, we have just learned that the pilot was a 37-year-old man from franklinville, n. he was conducting a approac training when the chopper went down. you can still see some of the debris there behind me. the police tape. witnesses here describe a very scary and erie scene and are still very rattled by what happened. >> i hardy loud noise from behind. i duck. and seen the helicopter, knows dive basically about one hadn't dread yards from me.& >> reporter: john hughes had just gotten out of the his truck to do some it work for business in this industrial park on quigley boulevard in new castle. that is a that's when he witness add medical helicopter go down right in front of his eyes in a drainage ditch behind the us postal facility here. >> big explosion, flames, felt, you know, the heat from it kind of just shock. sounded like wrote spellers weren't moving. like it was struggling.& >> reporter: roberto kara bellow thought the chopper actually hit the building where he works. >> the way it shook this building and it rocked it. so i thought it was going -- we started ru

authorities identified pilot killed as 37 year-old michael murphy, of franklinville, new jersey. the helicopter went down yesterday afternoon, behind a postal facility on quigley boulevard. the chopper was registered, to the university of pennsylvania , and, murphy was on a training flight from the atlantic city international airport when the crash happened, and he was only one aboard the helicopter, no one on the ground was hurt. >> we are learning more about the man wanted in connection to the brutal assault of the disabled man in chester county we showed you this video earlier this week, police say that is 29 year-old barry baker, sucker punching a man with cerebral palsy in the parking lot of the 7-eleven. now we dug deeper in to his record and found he pled guilty to selling flag holders from veterans graves to a scrap metal company baker's facing more charges for a probation violation in a domestic relations case. >> he is wanted. police are actively looking for him and basically the hunt is on. the best thing he can does surrender immediately. >> officials say bake or has

this is the victim or you will see the victim, 37-year-old michael murphy of frankli franklinville, new jersey. around noon the medical cho chopper registered to the university of pennsylvania crashed behind a postal facility on quickly road newcastle a mile south of the newcastle airport. authorities say murphy was on a training flight from accuweather international when that crash happened and he was the only one aboard the cho chopper. >> sounded like it was out of gas. it sounded like propellers were not moving like it was struggling and kind of looked up and seen it go straight down. you know at the last minute. and then it blew up, of cours course. >> and the national transportation safety board faa and delaware state police are investigating the cause of the crash. no one on the ground was injured. >> a leak of volatile flammable gas from a rail car in gloingter county is contained. appropriate alien started linking from a tanker car in logan township earlier today aix faulty involving was to blame. hundreds were evacuated at the industrial park were sent home early. children at

. >> authorities say 37 year old pilot michael murphy of franklinville new jersey was killed, the chopperility on quigley boulevard. now the chopper was registered to the university of pennsylvania, murphy was on training flight from atlantic city international airport when the crash happened. he was the only one on board the chopper, one eyewitness describes the horrifying scene. >> i looked up in the sky. and then i saw this or i heard it, explode, and then i saw the black smoke. it was terrible. i'm still shaking. because i verbalize a life there gone. >> the national transportation safety board, the faa, delaware state police are investigating the crash. no one on the grounds was hurt. >>> and two people have been hospitalized after a rail car in gloucester county started leaking flammable gas. 30,000 gallons of the gas started bursting from the tanker at the pure lands park in logan township yesterday morning. by the afternoon hazmat crews replaced when they say was a faulty valve. hundreds of workers at the style park went home early. children from a day care center nearby went to a

the pilot, 37 year old michael murphy, of franklinville, new jersey, died in the crash. no one else was aboard the medical chopper registered to the university of pennsylvania crashed behind a postal facility on quigley road in new castle around noon yesterday. it went down about a mile south of new castle airport. authority say murphy was on a training flight from atlantic city international airport. >> sounded like it was out of gas. it sounds like the propellers weren't moving, like it was struggling, i looked up, i seen it go straight down. at the last minute, it went off the course. >> fa a and delaware state police are also joining the investigation. no one was hurt on the ground. >> fire crews have contained volatile flammable gas from a rail car in gloucester county. officials say a faulty valve caused the leak from a tanker car at the pure land industrial park in logan township. hundreds were evacuated and hundreds of workers of the industrial park were sent home early. children at a day care center were sent to a hotel. one person suffered a non-life threatenin

this is the victim or you will see the victim, 37-year-old michael murphy of frankli franklinville, new jersey. around noon the medical cho chopper registered to the university of pennsylvania crashed behind a postal facility on quickly road newcastle a mile south of the newcastle airport. authorities say murphy was on a training flight from accuweather international when that crash happened and he was the only one aboard the cho chopper. >> sounded like it was out of gas. it sounded like propellers were not moving like it was struggling and kind of looked up and seen it go straight down. you know at the last minute. and then it blew up, of cours course. >> and the national transportation safety board faa and delaware state police are investigating the cause of the crash. no one on the ground was injured. >> a leak of volatile flammable gas from a rail car in gloingter county is contained. appropriate alien started linking from a tanker car in logan township earlier today aix faulty involving was to blame. hundreds were evacuated at the industrial park were sent home early. children at

the only person on board of this chopper was a 37-year-old franklinville, new jersey man in gloucesterty. he was conducting train exercises approaching the newcastle airport. that is when it went down in this ditch behind this hill. a shed and some cars were damaged. somehow the pilot managed to avoid the adjacent buildinged. cell phone video caught the quick black smyth one mile southeast of the newcastle airport. >> a privately owned helicopter crashed here on quigley boulevard in newcastle. we confirm that one person was on board and one fatality. >> the chopper was this model a euro e 135 operated by metro transportation that ran for university of pennsylvania

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. >> reporter: 37-year-old pilot from franklinville, n, was pronounced dead at the scene. witnessed the crash still shaken by what happened here. >> very scary, um, it was scary. terrible tragedy. >> reporter: no one around was hurt and considering there are a lot of businesses around here and it was lunch time, that is a blessing. one witness believes the pilot knew he was in trouble and intentionally crashed away from people and buildings. dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. >>> arrest warrant is now out for the man charged in the sickening a tack at a 7eleven. that chester county da says the warrant for barry baker is for probation and parole violation. investigators say the guy you see mocking a man with cerebral palsy then punching him in west chester is in fact baker. so if you know where he is. give police a call. >>> happening right now, fighting hate tonight in montgomery county. racism meant to pull apart communities is actually bringing them together. >> they are outraged after hateful flyers showed up in several towns. fox 29's brad sattin is live in ambler tonight whe

crash, that happened in new castle delaware, police say it was 37 year-old michael movie friday franklinville new jersey. he was only one on board when that chopper went down in the drainage ditch yesterday. it happened behind a post office on quigley boulevard at around noon time. >> sounded like propellers weren't working like it was struggling. i looked up, i seen it go straight down, you know, the last inute. >> i'm still shaking. there is a life there that is gone. >> you can see that wreckage n 1 on the ground was hurt. investigators are still trying to figure out what did go wrong. >>> if you are traveling this weekend for the memorial day weekend you will have a lot of company out there on the road. state officialness pennsylvania expect american 2 million people will be on the turnpike over the weekend, officials say busiest time for travel is today, this afternoon and also on monday night, coming home, to make things go smoother the turnpike will be suspending maintenance work and opening all lanes this morning, all the way through tuesday, evening. >>> and as folks make their way t

. >> authority say 37 year old pilot michael murphy of franklinville, new jersey died in that accidenter it went down yesterday afternoon, behind a postal facility on quigley boulevard. it is registered to the university of pennsylvania, murphy was on training flight from atlantic city international airport at the time of the crash. he was the only one on boards that chopper. one eyewitness said it was a disturbing scene. >> i look up in the sky. i saw this -- or i heard it, explode, then i saw the black smoke. it was terrible. i'm still shaking because i envision a life there gone. >> national transportation safety board, the fa a and the delaware state police, are investigating this crash, no one on the grounds was hurt. >> two people have been hospitalized after a rail car in gloucester county started leaking flammable gas. 30,000 gallons of gas leaked from tanker as pure lands industrial park in logan township yesterday morning. by the afternoon, hazmat crews were placed what they say was faulty valve. hundreds of workers at the industrial park had to go home early. children at day

boulevard near the airport in new castle county, instantly killed the 37 year old pilot, from franklinvilleauthorities say he was in the middle of a training flight from atlantic city when the chopper crashed. >> i thought that chopper hit this building. that's how bad that noise was. >> "eyewitness news" has confirmed the chopper, operated by metro aviation, is used by pen star, which transports patient if and the university of pennsylvania hit system. >> there were no other injuries as a result of the crash. minor structural damage to a shed was sustained by flying debris and flames. >> and witnesses believe the fact no one else got hurt is no accident. >> pilot must have made sure he missed all of the buildings, where it landed. unbelievable. >> and the national transportation safety board, the fa a and delaware state police are still investigating the cause of this accident. at this time they're not releasing the name of that victim. reporting live in new castle county, i'm anita oh, "eyewitness news." >> thank you, two philadelphia police officer are injured in a serious crash on roose

. >> police say 37 year-old michael nerve friday franklinville, new jersey was the only one on board when chopper went down in a drainage ditch. it happened by by the powe office on quigley boulevard around noon time yesterday. >> it sounded like propellers weren't moving, struggling and i looked up and seen it like going straight down at the last minute. >> it was terrible. >> i'm still shaking. it was a life there, that is gone. >> no one on the ground was hurt, investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what went wrong and cause that had crash. >> not much left of the helicopter for sure. >>> also breaking, a three two-year old man is in critical condition after a shooting in cobbs creek. investigators say he was shot twice in the stomach around is 11:30 last night at 15th and monday trees. he was taken to penn presbyterian medical center. police don't have a motive or suspects at this time. >>> fraternity at drexel university already under investigation for sexual assault claims it is now in trouble for a different reason and has been suspended for five years, epsil