CHOPPER PILOT REMAINS IN HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A pilot injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. when his homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. experimental helicopter crashed late Thursday evening remained hospitalized in critical condition Friday, sheriff's officials said. George Mitteer was airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital after his single-seat aircraft crashed onto Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
``Area residents said they saw the helicopter crash and notified the Lancaster sheriff's station,'' Deputy Kimberly Unland said. ``His condition was downgraded (Friday) from stable to critical.'' Officials said that Mitteer was attempting to land on the roadway when his craft crashed. ``It appears his speed may have been too low,'' said Fred Pitcher, of the Revolution Helicopter Corp. based in Missouri Missouri, state, United States Missouri (mĭz  r`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States. , which
manufactures the aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. Mitteer was flying an experimental aircraft called a Revolution Mini 500, which weighs a total of 840 pounds. ``We have shipped 400 of these models worldwide,'' said Pitcher. ``We send our customers the parts and they assemble them.'' |
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