Tag: helicopter crash

Remains of Helicopter Crash Victims Recovered From Alaska Lake

Search and rescue officials in Alaska have recovered the bodies of four Americans who died in a helicopter crash last week when it went down in a shallow lake located in the northernmost borough of the state. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) mourned the loss of the victims in a statement on July…


Military Prepares to Pull Crashed Chinook Helicopter From Ottawa River

The Canadian Armed Forces said it planned to begin the complicated process of pulling the wreckage of a downed CH-147F Chinook helicopter from the Ottawa River Tuesday, after a crash killed two pilots last month. Four Royal Canadian Air Force members were conducting a normal nighttime training exercise around midnight near the Petawawa military base…


Military Releases Names of Air Force Captains Killed in Chinook Helicopter Crash

The military has released the names of the two Royal Canadian Air Force members who were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Ontario on Tuesday. Capt. David Domagala and Capt. Marc Larouche were taking part in a nighttime training exercise near Garrison Petawawa when their CH-147F Chinook helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River. Their…


Two RCAF Members Missing, Two Rescued After Helicopter Crash Near Ottawa River

The Royal Canadian Air Force is searching for two missing members following the crash of a military helicopter operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. The Department of National Defence says four of the Royal Canadian Air Force members were on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter when the crash happened after midnight near the Ottawa…


Hydro One Workers Killed in 2017 Helicopter Crash Were Proud Employees, Inquest Hears

Hydro One employees killed in a December 2017 helicopter crash in eastern Ontario were remembered by their families as proud tradespeople with “lifetimes ahead of them,” as an inquest into their deaths opened Monday. Four Hydro One employees — 39-year-old James Baragar, 27-year-old Kyle Shorrock and 26-year-olds Jeff Howes and Darcy Jansen — were working…


3 Soldiers Killed in Alaska Apache Helicopter Crash Identified

The Army has released the identities of the three soldiers who were killed in a crash involving two Apache helicopters on Thursday. The tragic collision near Healy, Alaska, occurred as the soldiers of the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright were returning to base from a training mission. The unit is part of the 11th Airborne…


2 Dead, 1 Hurt in Medical Copter Crash in Alabama: Report

A medical helicopter responding to a call to airlift a hiker with breathing problems crashed Sunday southeast of the Alabama city of Birmingham, leaving two of its crew dead and sending the third to a hospital, authorities said. The Eurocopter EC130 crashed near the community of Chelsea in Shelby County with the three crew aboard,…


Silence on the Airwaves Ahead of Fatal Chopper Crash

Twenty-three seconds of silence may have contributed to a mid-air helicopter collision that killed four people and injured nine others near Sea World on the Gold Coast. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found no recordings of radio calls between pilots Ashley Jenkinson and Michael James in the moments before their choppers collided about 40 metres…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Jan. 18): Ukraine’s Interior Minister Among 18 Dead in Helicopter Crash; GOP Draft Articles Of Impeachment

Breaking news this morning. Ukraine’s Interior minister and 17 others killed in a helicopter crash in Kyiv. Along with him were other senior officials. 29 people were injured, including 15 children. Just days into the start of the new congress, articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have been drafted by House Republicans. But…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 18): Ukraine’s Interior Minister Among 18 Dead in Helicopter Crash; GOP Draft Articles Of Impeachment

Breaking news this morning. Ukraine’s Interior minister and 17 others killed in a helicopter crash in Kyiv. Along with him were other senior officials. 29 people were injured, including 15 children. Just days into the start of the new congress, articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have been drafted by House Republicans. But…