Accidents
Crash Leaves Helicopter Ops Over London in Question

British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered a review of the regulation of helicopter flights over central London in the wake of an accident yesterday in which an AgustaWestland AW109 Power crashed into a newly erected crane on a high-rise building in the UK capital’s Vauxhall district. The accident claimed the life of pilot Pete Barnes, the sole occupant of the helicopter, which was being operated by UK-based charter firm RotorMotion. Also killed was the driver of a car hit when the aircraft crashed to the ground just before 8 a.m. after striking the 770-foot-high crane, which had been the subject of a January 7 notam.