Pilot Escapes Injury In Helicopter Crash

Chopper Carried Pesticides

POSTED: Wednesday, May 10, 2006

UPDATED: 2:40 pm CDT May 10, 2006

HOUSTON -- A helicopter crashed in a field near Rosenberg on Wednesday morning, KPRC Local 2 reported.

The pilot was not injured in the crash that happened on Rustic near Cummins at about 11:15 a.m.

The helicopter was carrying pesticides to be used on the fields in the area.

The Rosenberg Fire Department contained a fuel leak that resulted from the crash.

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