Hero pilot speaks about miraculous January Drexel Hill helicopter crash

ByBeccah Hendrickson Localish logo
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Hero pilot speaks about miraculous Drexel Hill helicopter crash
Danial Moore miraculously crash landed a medical helicopter in Drexel Hill, while taking an infant patient to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA -- Danial Moore is a pilot who was tasked with taking a two-month old patient from Hagerstown, Maryland, to Children's' Hospital of Philadelphia.

Something went wrong during the flight and Moore realized he would have to maneuver a crash landing in Drexel Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia, only a few miles from the final destination.

He miraculously crash landed the helicopter in front of Drexel Hill United Methodist Church, avoiding the building, power lines, and people during the crash.

Everyone survived.

Moore was the only one hurt with broken bones. After undergoing surgeries at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Moore was released with a heroes welcome.