Overview
- A Cessna 150 and a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 collided near Carlisle Regional Airport in Cumberland County, killing the Cessna pilot and injuring two troopers.
- Officials identified the pilot as Paul Sokoloski and named the injured aviators as Corporal Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills, both treated at Hershey Medical Center and reported in stable condition.
- State police said the helicopter was conducting a low hover training exercise when the Cessna approached a runway, veered to the right and struck the helicopter’s tail and main rotors in a violent impact.
- NTSB investigators, with FAA and state police help, have secured wreckage, video and common‑frequency radio recordings and will analyze those materials as part of a formal probe that can take months or longer.
- The crash highlights safety issues at small, non‑towered fields where pilots use a shared radio frequency to announce movements and follows renewed scrutiny of mixed helicopter and fixed‑wing operations after last year’s Reagan National collision.