US EditionTransportation Safety Board investigating helicopter crash near Whitehorse
- Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating a helicopter crash near Whitehorse that occurred around 3 p.m. On Friday with two people onboard.
- The Airbus AS350B helicopter operated by Horizon Helicopters was conducting a training flight when it went down roughly 10 kilometers east of Whitehorse, shortly after leaving Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.
- Spokesman Liam MacDonald confirmed the crash involved two pilots but declined to provide information on their survival or injuries, and neither the company nor RCMP have offered further details.
- The safety board stated its team will collect information and assess the crash, emphasizing it will not assign fault or determine liability, with the initial investigation possibly lasting up to two weeks.
- The investigation's outcome will clarify the crash circumstances and may influence future safety assessments for training flights in the region.
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Helicopter on training flight crashes in Whitehorse with two onboard
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating a Friday helicopter crash near Whitehorse. The crash happened during a Horizon Helicopters test flight, around 3 p.m. Friday, TSB spokesperson Liam Macdonald said Saturday. The helicopter, an Airbus AS350B model, had recently departed from the Whitehorse airport at the time of the crash, he said. MacDonald confirmed two pilots were in the helicopter at the time of the crash, but di…
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