Data Cards Reveal Cessna-Helicopter Crash | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 21, 2026 · 1m

In a chilling mid-air collision over Pennsylvania, investigators have recovered critical flight data cards from both a state police helicopter and a Cessna — potentially unlocking the truth behind the crash that killed the Cessna pilot. Though neither plane carried traditional black boxes, these digital records could reveal what went wrong when the small plane veered off course and struck the hovering helicopter during a training exercise. Two people in the chopper survived with injuries, while the Cessna’s pilot didn’t. The NTSB is now piecing together an unusual flight path and whether the…