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The federal Transportation Safety Board says it has not pinpointed the cause of an engine failure that sent a helicopter crashing into the streets of Cranbrook, B.C., in May 2008, killing four people. Among the victims was a young international student...
Tags: helicopter crashing, Canada, Vancouver, Disaster Accident, Helicopters, Air safety, Aviation history, Aviation accidents and incidents
CISHAN: More than 700 people are trapped, possibly dead, in two southern Taiwan villages ravaged by mudslides after typhoon Morakot swamped the island, defence officials said on Tuesday. Hu Jui-chou, an army major-general involved in rescue operations,...
Tags: pingtung, Taiwan, typhoons morakot, Typhoon Morakot, China, helicopter crashing, crew member, Pingtung County, typhoons rescued, tv stations
Seven people, including six employees of an amusement park, were killed when a helicopter crashed in a rural area of eastern France on Saturday night, local authorities said. The accident happened near the small town of Bregnier-Cordon, where people...
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Cougar Helicopters crash, the force said. (Courtesy of Chris Jackman) The sole survivor of last month's helicopter crash off the east coast of Newfoundland has told police his account of what happened. Wednesday, "and gave a full account of the events...
Four sections of the tower, located in a field behind the radio station's offices west of Eola Road, were removed Friday by workers who used blow torches to cut the metal. Work was stopped as darkness set in Friday night, with one section remaining to...
Tags: Aurora, radio tower, helicopter crashing
Three crew members and a 1-year-old were killed when a medical helicopter exploded and crashed into a field late Wednesday in west suburban Aurora, authorities and witnesses said. The Federal Aviation Administration was notified of a helicopter crash...
Tags: helicopter crashing, Chicago, medical helicopter, crew members, Aurora, chicago suburb, Sandwich, Robb Wallers
Md. (AP) A medical helicopter carrying victims of a traffic accident crashed in the U.S. early Sunday after reporting bad weather, killing four of the five people aboard, authorities said. The helicopter pilot, a flight paramedic, an emergency responder...
Tags: medical helicopter, helicopter crashing, medevac helicopter, Mark Brady, Prince George's County, Maryland State Police, Prince George's Hospital, Davis Washington Post, suburban washington, Maryland Medevac Crash Kills
Wedron, which is near Ottawa and about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. LaSalle County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Swierkosz said the accident happened almost immediately after takeoff. "About two minutes after taking off they went down to about 20 feet, snagged...
Tags: LaSalle County Sheriff's Department, Fox River, power lines, Kevin Swierkosz, helicopter crashing
Two people died when an army helicopter crashed through power lines in Devon, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. Thousands of homes lost electricity as the Squirrel helicopter came down near Kingscott, near Torrington, at 3.45pm...Another was flown...
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A helicopter crashed and burst into flames Tuesday in western Canada, killing the pilot, two passengers and a pedestrian in the town of Cranbrook, an official said. "The pilot, two passengers, and one person on the ground were killed," Transportation...
Tags: Canada, Cranbrook, Elmer Bautz, helicopter crashing, B.C, western canada, Helen Daugherty, British Columbia Hydro, crashing killing