Alberta man confirmed dead in helicopter crash near Whitehorse
- A helicopter operated by Horizon Helicopters crashed near Whitehorse on May 2 during a routine training flight, killing one pilot.
- The crash happened about 10 kilometres east of Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport after about one hour of flight, according to emergency locator data.
- Two pilots were on board the Airbus AS350B, which departed for the training flight on May 2 and crashed under unclear circumstances.
- The Yukon Coroner's Service identified the victim as a 47-year-old pilot from Alberta, and on May 3, the national agency responsible for transportation safety launched an investigation into the crash.
- Yukon RCMP aided emergency response and will keep assisting the TSB, which has no timeline for completing the investigation yet.
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NÖ: Police helicopter crashed during flight exercise
During a training manoeuvre, a police helicopter crashed unplanned at the Bad Vöslau airfield in the district of Baden in Lower Austria on the afternoon of duty. According to "Krone" information, two people were said to have been on board the aircraft. No one was injured. The helicopter crashed at the airfield in Bad Vöslau from a low altitude. At the time of the accident, the exercise machine was on the way at low speed. On board was a flight i…
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