New report details what led to the fatal Ririre Reservoir helicopter crash

Passenger, witness recount what happened during fatal helicopter crash on Ririe Reservoir

The helicopter on Ririe Reservoir | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office   IDAHO FALLS – The preliminary report on the fatal helicopter crash that killed a Utah CEO and injured another man on Ririe Reservoir was released Wednesday afternoon. The report, written by the National Safety Transportation Board, provides some new details of the crash and two interviews between the surviving passenger, Steve Houghton of Dallas, Texas, and an unnamed witne…

New report details what led to the fatal Ririre Reservoir helicopter crash

RIRIE, Idaho (KIFI) - Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have released the preliminary report detailing the cause of the fatal helicopter crash on February 20 near the Ririe Reservoir. The crash killed Utah CEO and pilot Bradford Brown and injured his passenger, 61-year-old Steve Houghton from Texas. Houghton told investigators he and Bradford had intended to fly over the Ririe Reservoir area to video a large herd…

FAA: Helicopter crashes in Columbia County - Elkhorn Media Group

DAYTON, Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration reports a Bell 206B helicopter crashed near Dayton around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. “Only the pilot was on board,” FAA Public Affairs Specialist Steven Kulm said. Kulm added that the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation. Eyewitnesses tell Elkhorn Media Group the helicopter went down on South Touchet Road. This is a developing story. We will update it as mo…