ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF)- Police say two people aboard a helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed and burned in Rowlett. The helicopter crashed at around 11:30 am Friday into a vacant lot in a commercial strip on Texas 66 near the 2200 block of Lakeview Parkway, near Dexham Road.
Police Detective Cruz Hernandez says witnesses reported seeing the helicopter lose its tail rotor and spin uncontrollably before crashing and burning. No one else was reported injured. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Footage from the scene showed a badly damaged and burned helicopter. Responding crews had placed a tent around one side of the helicopter and the fire was put out.
