Student pilot helps instructor following helicopter crash

Authorities on Wednesday released the identities of a flight instructor and student pilot who crashed in a helicopter Tuesday at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia.

Cahokia Police Chief David Landmann said the instructor was Jason Khan and the student pilot was Zarick Kuehl.

The small chopper crashed about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the airport.

Patti Beck, spokeswoman for Bi-State Development, which oversees the airport, said only the instructor and the student were aboard.

Beck said the flight instructor suffered minor injuries.

“The student assisted him in getting out of the helicopter after the crash,” Beck said.

The instructor was taken to Saint Louis University Hospital, Beck said. An update on his condition was not immediately available.

Beck said a Robinson 22 helicopter, owned by Midwest Helicopter, was involved in the crash.

This story was originally published June 8, 2016 at 9:20 AM with the headline "Student pilot helps instructor following helicopter crash."