At least three people were killed in a helicopter crash while touring the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Saturday, according to local reports and officials.
The helicopter had at least seven people on board when it crashed on the Hualapai Nation reservation, FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said, citing local authorities.
UPDATE#2: Another image from wreckage of tour helicopter crash in Grand Canyon. Pic courtesy Teddy Fujimoto. @News3LVpic.twitter.com/oyuxxq9HoO
— Gerard Ramalho (@GerardNews3LV) February 11, 2018
Kenitzer identified the downed aircraft as a Eurocopter EC130 but he was unable to elaborate on where the helicopter went down or what caused the crash.
The aircraft sustained “substantial damage,” Kenitzer said in an email.
The condition of the four other passengers was unknown.
Three people were killed in a helicopter crash Saturday while touring the Grand Canyon. (JULIE JACOBSON/AP)
KNXV-TV reported that the helicopter passengers were touring the canyon.
Authorities with Hualapai Nation police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- ny news
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