Helicopter Crashes Into Radio Tower in Houston, Killing 4

Helicopter Crashes Into Radio Tower in Houston, Killing 4
The collapsed radio tower where a helicopter collided with the structure, killing all aboard, in Houston on Oct. 21, 2024. Michael Wyke/Houston Chronicle via AP
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HOUSTON—Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said.

The helicopter went down just before 8 p.m. Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown after taking off from Ellington Field, about 15 miles away, Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference. He didn’t know the flight’s destination.