June 28, 2022
Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides. The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual reunion for helicopter enthusiasts …
June 17, 2022
A federal aviation accident investigator will be sent to Hawaii to investigate after a tour helicopter crashed on a remote Big Island lava field of jagged rocks, injuring all six people on board and forcing rescuers to fly in to …
May 23, 2022
Federal authorities investigating a fatal crash last month near Phoenix say the helicopter went into a near vertical descent for unclear reasons when it was about to land. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report last week in …
May 12, 2022
Federal investigators blamed a deadly 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii on the pilot’s decision to keep flying into worsening weather, and in a report this week they accused regulators of lax oversight of air tours that are popular among tourists …
March 11, 2022
The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that a helicopter that crashed in Hawaii last month and killed all four people on board nose-dived from 200 feet above ground after it unexpectedly stopped while making a shallow left turn. The agency’s …
February 22, 2022
A pilot reported mechanical issues shortly before a police helicopter crashed nose first along the Southern California coast, killing one officer, authorities said Sunday. A Huntington Beach officer who was injured in the crash Saturday was released from a hospital …
February 22, 2022
Two people, including a Miami attorney, are recovering in a hospital after a helicopter they were in crashed Saturday into the water just off Miami Beach, a few feet away from swimmers. The two passengers, Morgan Geller and the pilot’s …
February 7, 2022
A helicopter was seen descending toward the ground in a nose-down position before it crashed near Houma, killing the pilot and a passenger, federal investigators said. The account was included Friday in the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on …
January 18, 2022
A pilot and passenger are presumed dead after the crash Jan. 14 of a helicopter in a south Louisiana marsh, a local government official said. The sheriff’s office in coastal Lafourche Parish got a call from a witness who saw …
November 17, 2021
A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the 2020 …