Aquebogue Helicopter Crash Probed by FAA

By Timothy Bolger Posted on November 10, 2014

Federal authorities are investigating the crash landing of a homemade helicopter on a sod farm in Aquebogue that injured the 71-year-old pilot over the weekend, authorities said.

Erwin Rodger of Mattituck was flying his Mosquito ultralight helicopter when he had a mechanical issue and needed to make an emergency landing near Vineyard Way shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, Riverhead Town Police said.

The Federal Aviation Administration was notified and will be investigating the incident.

Rodger was taken to the Peconic Bay Medical Center by for medical evaluation.

The helicopter, a kit that Rodger put together, had no room for passengers.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.