Helicopter Crash Lands Near Soda Springs

Soda Springs, CA…CHP is reporting an aircraft emergency in the Soda Springs area. A PG&E helicopter has gone down. No injures thankfully but the helicopter will need a bit of care. Please use caution in the area…

Incident: 00065 Type: Aircraft Emergency Location: 0 Kidd Lakes Rd Loc Desc: ROYAL GORGE SKI AREA Lat/Lon: 39.314045 -120.391753 Close
Detail Information
5:41 PM 21 [60] 80-D4 FAA INVESTIGATOR REQ CHP STAY ON SCENE TO SECURE // ETA 90 MINS
5:18 PM 20 [57] FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICR SOUTHERLAND // SHOULD BE 97 AT 1900
4:44 PM 19 [50] 80-C REQ ETA FROM FAA // LL NOW
4:27 PM 18 [48] 80-D4 FIRE 97 C4
4:23 PM 17 [47] PER OFFICER FLORES OF AIR OPS // AIRPLANE WILL BE EN ROUTE SHORTLY // ADV OF LAT AND LONG AND OF CHP PERSONNEL 1097
4:11 PM 16 [32] 80-C 6 ON BOARD 5 WITH MINOR INJ
4:11 PM 15 [42] [Appended, 16:12:30] [10] Address 900-1099 Chamberlain Rd verified by Latitude / Longitude
4:10 PM 14 [41] [Appended, 16:12:30] [9] NEAR FOREST SERVICE RD
4:08 PM 13 [37] [Appended, 16:12:30] [5] PGE HELO ON FIRE
4:08 PM 12 [36] [Appended, 16:12:30] [4] 1039 CDF – NOONE 1097 – ENRT
4:05 PM 11 [31] D4 BLOCKED OFF CRASH SCENE // MAKING CONTACT NOW
4:02 PM 10 [29] 1039 FIRE
4:02 PM 9 [28] 80-D4 EXHAUST OF HELO KEEPS IGNITING // REQ FIRE TO COME TO MAKE SURE IT STYS OUT // USING EXTINGUSHERS NOW
4:01 PM 8 [27] C80-023 FIRE SHORTLY BEHIND UNIT
4:01 PM 7 [26] 80-C CPZ 23C CPZ ADVSD FIRE
4:00 PM 6 [24] 6 PEOPLE ON BOARD NEG INJ // GO OVER DAM AND BACK ON TO ROYAL GORGE RD
3:51 PM 5 [16] SMALL FIRE
3:51 PM 4 [15] PER NCSO // HELICOPTER WENT DOWN IN A PARKING LOT WITH NEG INJ
3:43 PM 3 [8] TO THE DEAD END ROAD
3:42 PM 2 [5] TOT GRASS VLY FIRE
3:42 PM 1 [3] BRO SMOKE
Unit Information
3:43 PM 10 Unit Assigned
4:06 PM 9 Unit At Scene
5:11 PM 8 Unit Cleared
3:43 PM 7 Unit Assigned
4:00 PM 6 Unit At Scene
3:43 PM 5 Unit Assigned
4:07 PM 4 Unit At Scene
5:30 PM 3 Unit Assigned
5:55 PM 2 Unit At Scene
6:06 PM 1 Unit Cleared