Category: helicopter

Helicopter With 4 on Board Crashes in Gulf of Mexico

BATON ROUGE, La.—The U.S. Coast Guard spent hours Thursday searching the waters off Louisiana for four people on board a helicopter that crashed while departing an oil platform. The helicopter’s pilot and three oil workers went into the Gulf of Mexico about 8:40 a.m. CT, said Petty Officer Jose Hernandez, a spokesperson for the Coast…


7 Injured as Grand Canyon Tour Helicopter Makes Hard Landing

LAS VEGAS—A Grand Canyon tour helicopter made a hard landing at a Las Vegas-area airport, injuring seven people, officials said Wednesday. Authorities are investigating the cause. Local responders and the National Transportation Safety Board characterized it as a “hard landing” around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Boulder City Municipal Airport, while the Federal Aviation Administration called…


US Helicopter Raid Kills 2 ISIS Terrorists in Syria

BEIRUT—American forces on Sunday killed two ISIS terrorists in eastern Syria in a helicopter raid, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. ISIS sleeper calls continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq. For a few years, the group ruled swathes of both countries but lost its last stronghold in 2019. U.S. Central…


UK Sends Helicopters to Ukraine for 1st Time

The UK’s military has again reaffirmed its commitment to Ukraine by sending more aid to the war-torn country. During a visit to Norway, defence secretary Ben Wallace confirmed his “unwavering” support and, for the first time since Russia’s invasion, the UK will send Sea King helicopters to Ukraine. In addition to the aircraft, Wallace confirmed…


TV Meteorologist, Pilot Killed in North Carolina Helicopter Crash

A helicopter pilot and a meteorologist who worked for a North Carolina television station died Tuesday when a news helicopter crashed along an interstate highway in the Charlotte area, according to authorities and the station. Meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag were identified as the people killed in the crash in a statement by…


TV Meteorologist, Pilot Killed in News Helicopter Crash

A helicopter pilot and a meteorologist who worked for a North Carolina television station died Tuesday when a news helicopter crashed along an interstate highway in the Charlotte area, according to authorities and the station. Meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag were identified as the people killed in the crash in a statement by…


7 Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash in Southern Italy, Police Say

MILAN—A helicopter flying from Italy’s Tremiti islands to the mainland crashed on Saturday some 50 kilometers from the city of Foggia, in the southern-east region of Apulia, police said, adding seven people were feared dead in the accident. A spokeswoman for the police’s office in Foggia told Reuters that weather conditions were bad but added…


2 Dead, 1 Injured as Helicopter Crashes in Central Norway

HELSINKI—A helicopter on a leisure flight crashed in central Norway Tuesday killing both passengers and severely injuring the pilot, authorities said. Norwegian police identified the dead passengers as a Norwegian man and a woman in their 60s. The pilot was found alive at the crash site just outside the town of Verdal, and was rushed…


1 Dead, 2 Injured in Helicopter Crash Off Louisiana Coast

NEW ORLEANS—One person died in a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast, and two survivors were reported in critical condition, authorities said Thursday. The crash was reported Wednesday evening south of Morgan City. An oil rig crew boat spotted the two survivors in a raft and a Coast Guard Jayhawk MH60…


Helicopter Carrying Hindu Pilgrims Crashes in India, Kills 7

LUCKNOW, India—A helicopter bringing Hindu pilgrims from a popular temple site in the Indian Himalayas crashed Tuesday in foggy weather, an official said, killing all six passengers and one pilot on board. C. Ravishankar, a top Uttarakhand state aviation official, said the helicopter caught fire and broke into pieces after hitting the ground. He said…