Lt Lance Leone, a Coast Guard helicopter pilot who was the sole survivor of a crash and then endured an attempt to charge him with homicide, has reportedly received a career-ending performance evaluation.
The Coast Guard commander for Alaska is recommending Read more
Capt. Andrew Norris, the officer overseeing the hearings on the homicide charges against Coast Guard Lt Lance Leone, has recommended the charges be dropped.
In short, since the helicopter was being piloted by Lt. Sean Krueger, who was killed in the crash, Norris said there was no way to know what his reaction would have been to any inputs by Leone. Leone’s failure or inability to influence the pilot to avoid the crash Read more
The US Coast Guard pilot charged with negligent homicide for the 2010 crash of his helicopter has faced his Article 32 hearing. Lt. Lance Leone was the sole survivor of the crash, which occurred when the helicopter hit a 1,900-foot unmarked wire span. The lead investigator said the wires were improperly marked, but even so, the helicopter should never have been that low.
Capt. Timothy Heitsch…said that as an aviator, he did not believe the lines were marked in a way they could have been seen…
The helicopter hit Read more