Federal investigators have pulled intact data cards from a state police helicopter and Cessna aircraft that collided near a runway in central Pennsylvania.

The small plane pilot killed in a crash in Carlisle was a beloved father of four and a well-respected emergency room doctor.

​The plane's two occupants suffered minor injuries and were taken to an area hospital, according to the city.

Investigators are trying to understand why a small plane crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter.

An NTSB investigator said the agency is aware of the footage and is exploring all possibilities in its probe of the fatal crash.

The couple were travelling from Tatenhill Airport in a Piper PA28 aircraft hired from Sherwood flying club An inquest has opened into the deaths of a husband and wife who died in a plane crash. Sheetal Swali and Ketan Swali from Syston,