Texas Helicopter Crash: 4 killed When chopper collides with Houston Radio Tower, lead to blast

In Houston, Texas, a helicopter crashed into a radio tower on Sunday night, killing four people, including a toddler. According to Houston police, the crash happened at around 7:54 p.m. US time when a private plane got into the Second Ward radio tower.

No one on the ground was hurt in the incident, and all four people on the helicopter perished. The Greater East End neighborhood of Houston is where the accident occurred, according to the Houston Fire Department. On social media, horrifying footage of the accident that shows the collision and the chopper exploding in flames has gone viral.

At a press conference, Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said the chopper “either struck a cable” emanating from the tower or “actually struck the tower.” Officials were unsure of the child’s age, and it was not immediately apparent if all four passengers on the private helicopter had perished.

According to fire officials, a fire started in a grass field after the radio tower collapsed and quickly spread over two or three blocks. The only building on the ground affected by the collision was the radio tower. The families of the deceased have not yet been informed, according to Chief Diaz.

When Sam Elsaadi saw the skyscraper collapse, he was dining on the patio of a restaurant in the Greater East End area. In a phone interview on Sunday evening, Mr. Elsaadi, 42, stated, “I heard something like fireworks, and I looked up and I saw the tower flame out and completely crumble.” He then drove a few blocks to the scene of the disaster, where he observed the grass burning and pieces of the tower lying on the ground. Soon later, local police and fire personnel showed up on the scene. Mario Castillo, a member of the Houston council, said on X that he was “monitoring the helicopter crash” and that it was a “private touring helicopter,” not a Houston Police Department aircraft.