<p>A police helicopter crashed during takeoff, seriously injuring</a> the pilot, near Little Rock, Arkansas, during a maintenance check on August 22.</p><p>Police said that they had been testing new equipment in the helicopter when wind knocked it off its platform, according to KATV</a>.</p><p>The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot had a severe head injury but was in stable condition, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette said</a> on August 21. Credit: Little Rock Police Department via Storyful</p><br />
