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The helicopter left Palm Springs International Airport in California and was flying southeast towards Boulder City, Nevada, for that year's Super Bowl in Las Vegas. [3] The weather was unfavorable, with rain and snowfall reported in the area [ 4 ] —a remote area with few light sources to aid navigation. [ 5 ]
Aug. 14—A preliminary report investigating the July 29 Clark County helicopter crash in which the pilot died and Interstate 70 westbound and eastbound was shut down because of downed power lines ...
A joint investigation by the United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Marine Corps was opened into the accident, headed by Rear Admiral Korn. [6] The investigation concluded in mid-2010 and each agency released its own report of findings.
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report into the helicopter crash that killed three Air Evac crew members last month, revealing evidence of a possible bird strike.. While the ...
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report, published in September 2023, found the crash was "inevitable" after a sequence of mechanical failures, and said the pilot could have done "very ...
The helicopter crashed and caught fire east of Raton, New Mexico. The pilot, pilot rated passenger, and three of the four passengers on board were killed, including Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett and British world record holder Charles Burnett III. [1] Burnett had set the record for a steam-powered car in 2009.
The helicopter broke up in flight [2] while traveling about 229 mph (199 kn) at an altitude of about 2,000 feet (610 m); [3] the main rotor contacted and severed the tail boom due to severe vertical oscillations. The crew were performing one engine inoperative (OEI) recovery testing; the test induced a scissors-mode vibration in the main rotor ...
The crash killed all four people, including a child, on board the privately owned Robinson R44 helicopter, according to Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and federal officials. The pilot and three ...