Pa. pilot hit band of snow before fatal helicopter crash, NTSB says
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A Lehigh Valley doctor traveling by helicopter hit a band of snow showers before his deadly crash last month in a remote area of Pennsylvania, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report.
Dr. Sanjay Kansara, of Upper Saucon Township, was piloting the four-seat Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed the night of April 23 in state game lands near Forkston.
The NTSB said the pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed; the agency does not identify people involved in aircraft accidents.
Lehigh Valley pilot hit band of snow showers before fatal helicopter crash, NTSB says
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A Lehigh Valley doctor traveling by helicopter hit a band of snow showers before his deadly crash last month in a remote area of Pennsylvania, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report.
Dr. Sanjay Kansara, of Upper Saucon Township, was piloting the four-seat Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed the night of April 23 in state game lands near Forkston.
The NTSB said the pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed; the agency does not identify people involved in aircraft accidents.
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A man who died in a Northeastern Pennsylvania helicopter crash last week was identified as a Lehigh Valley doctor, according to a recent news report.
Sanjay Kansara, of Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County was the registered owner of the four-seat Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed in a remote area in Wyoming County around 9 p.m. Thursday, after departing from the Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport an hour earlier, LehighValleyLive reports citing Federal Aviation Administration records.
Kansara s employer, Guthrie health network, described him as a fine physician and gentleman, in a Facebook announcement posted Friday.
The Guthrie community is deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Dr. Sanjay Kansara. Dr. Kansara joined Guthrie is.
Reported helicopter crash victim was ‘fine physician and gentleman’ from Lehigh Valley
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A helicopter flying from Queen City Airport in Allentown crashed Thursday in northeastern Pennsylvania s Wyoming County, killing one.Dave Dabour | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
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A doctor from the Lehigh Valley has been identified in news reports as the victim of a helicopter crash on Thursday night in a remote area of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Sanjay Kansara, of Upper Saucon Township, was the registered owner of the four-seat Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed in state game lands in Wyoming County about 9 p.m. Thursday, according to Federal Aviation Administration records. It departed from Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport shortly after 8 p.m. and was headed for Bradford County Airport in Towanda.