OSHKOSH (NBC 26) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a mid-air collision between two aircraft at EAA.
The crash between a 162F helicopter and an ELA 10 Eclipse gyrocopter happened at 12:24 at the south end of the EAA AirvVenture flightline at Wittman Regional Airport, according to Dick Knapinski, director of communications for EAA.
“Unfortunately, there were two fatalities involved and two other people were injured. They were transported to a local hospital and they’re currently in stable condition," said Knapinski.
The two people in the helicopter who died were Mark Peterson, the 69-year-old pilot from Alabama, and 72-year-old Thomas Volz, from Ohio, officials said.
Knapinski said aircraft operations at the airport were halted while law enforcement investigated the incident.
Authorities are still gathering details about the collision.
"The NTSB will continue to look into that along with EAA, the FAA and the Winnebago County sheriffs department, which was the first responders on the scene," said Knapinski.
