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The aviation obstruction lights at the top of a radio tower hit by a helicopter in a deadly crash in Houston, Texas, have a history of not working, according to a report.
SkyEye reporter Don Armstrong, with our sister station KTRK, said in his years of flying in helicopters, the Houston radio tower has always worried him because the aviation obstruction lighting — the red flashing lights at the top of the tower — are often out.
With the background of downtown Houston behind the tower coming up from the south, Armstrong said the tower would be almost impossible to see unless you knew it was there.
Armstrong said part of a pilot’s check before they take off is to see if there are problems with any towers around town. He said that particular tower reported the lighting being out to the FAA just days ago on Oct.
