Helicopter crash outside of Dayton, pilot killed

Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash Near Dayton

DAYTON, WA – At about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, dispatchers in Columbia County received a crash alert from an iPhone. Following that alert, they received calls from local residents about a crash in the area of S. Touchet Road, outside of Dayton. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says deputies immediately responded, along with crews from Fire District 3, to find a helicopter had crashed through power lines and into a field.  The crash caused a …

New details released into fatal helicopter crash - Elkhorn Media Group

DAYTON, Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office have released new details into Wednesday’s helicopter crash outside Dayton, Washington. The Bell 206B, registered to North Wind Aviation of Chelan, struck power lines while conducting agricultural spray operations and subsequently impacted the terrain in an area off South Touchet Road around 12:30 p.m. The crash temporarily knocked out power to the area…

Helicopter crash outside of Dayton, pilot killed

DAYTON, Wash. – UPDATE: 3:15 p.m.

Helicopter pilot died in crash outside of Dayton.

DAYTON - A helicopter spraying weeds along the South Touchet River south of Dayton flew into transmission lines and crashed Wednesday afternoon. The pilot of the Bell 206B helicopter, who has not been named, was the only occupant and was killed in the crash. The crash occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. about six miles south of Dayton across the river from the South Touchet Road. Numerous...