SAN DIEGO (Fox 5/Kusi) – The helicopter nearly landed on a major interstate driving through San Diego County when the engine broke down Sunday afternoon.
It was a close call, and traffic was backed up after a helicopter landed on a road running along Interstate 15 in northern San Diego County. The I-15 will begin near the US-Mexico border in San Diego County and compete at the northern border with Canada.
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Officers and deputies of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to an emergency helicopter landing Sunday at 2:20pm.
CHP reports that the helicopter’s engine has failed, forcing the pilot to land on the N Center City Parkway and meet with Jesmond Dene Road in Escondido, which is not integrated.
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No one was injured during the emergency landing, but traffic on nearby I-15 was slowed until a short stop on Sunday afternoon.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were notified of the incident and granted permission for the CHP to remove the helicopter from the road.
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