NTSB leads investigation into deadly Spring Branch helicopter crash, says aircraft was an 'amateur build'

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NTSB leads investigation into deadly Spring Branch helicopter crash, says aircraft was an 'amateur build'
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The helicopter crashed in a small neighborhood and the two people on board were pronounced dead at the scene.

One neighbor who lives near the crash site says she's heartbroken and devastated. She's now praying for the families of the two men who died.The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the crash involving a Hummingbird 260L, deemed an “experimental, amateur-build helicopter.”

The federal investigation will focus on gathering flight track data, recorded air traffic control communications, weather conditions the day of the crash, and delving into the history of the pilot’s flight history and credentials. “I’m heartbroken for such a tragic incident," said Sweany, who's lived in the neighborhood since 2009."The two lives that were lost, it’s just hard to imagine. It’s devastating to have this happen in our neighborhood or any neighborhood."

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