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  1. Photos show victims of horrific Alaska helicopter crash that left 5 dead

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  2. NTSB: Pilot disoriented in fatal Alaska tour-flight crash

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  3. Feds release report on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3

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  4. Report sheds little light on fatal Alaska helicopter crash

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  5. HELICOPTER CRASH IN ALASKA

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  6. Alaska's helicopter crash Leaves 5 Dead, Including Petr Kellner

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  1. Federal report sheds new light on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3

    A helicopter that crashed on Alaska's remote and vast North Slope in July, killing three state scientists and the pilot, stopped sending flight-status data to a real-time tracking system as it passed over the southeastern shoreline of an Arctic lake, according to a preliminary report on the crash released Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (North Slope ...

  2. Alaska Helicopter Tour Company at the Heart of a Crash that Killed Five

    The fatal crash Saturday, March 27, of a tour helicopter near Knik Glacier, in the rugged mountainous region northeast of Anchorage, Alaska raises numerous safety questions about the helicopter tour operator at the center of the incident.

  3. Family of Czech billionaire sues over Alaska crash death

    Kellner was the Czech Republic's richest man when he was killed in a 2021 helicopter crash in Alaska. (Roman Vondrous/AP File) The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in ...

  4. NTSB report sheds new light on North Slope helicopter crash that killed

    The report says the crash occurred about an hour after they left Utqiagvik. When the helicopter did not return to Utqiagvik that night as planned, the North Slope Search and Rescue team launched ...

  5. Czech billionaire among 5 killed in Alaska helicopter crash

    Kellner, Czech Republic's richest man, has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska in the United States. He was 56. Kellner was one of the five people, including the pilot who died in the accident on Saturday, March 27, 2021. One person onboard survived. (Roman Vondrous/CTK via AP, File)

  6. Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash are recovered from lake

    Alaska search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists, Sunday, July 23, from the sunken wreckage of their aircraft, which went down several days earlier in a shallow lake on the remote North Slope, authorities said. (North Slope Borough via AP, File) Published 2:23 PM PDT, July 23, 2023. ANCHORAGE ...

  7. Federal Report Sheds New Light on Alaska Helicopter Crash That Killed 3

    On the day of the fatal crash, the helicopter and crew departed Utqiagvik just after 10 a.m. Their route was flying about 60 miles (96.56 kilometers) south for a brief stop at the Atqasuk, Alaska ...

  8. Officials identify pilot and 3 state workers killed in helicopter crash

    Volunteers with the Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team arrived at the crash site around 10:45 p.m. Saturday and recovered the deceased individuals around 6 a.m. Sunday, with assistance ...

  9. Alaska helicopter crash: Officials confirm 4 dead, including pilot

    Three scientists, pilot found dead after helicopter crash in Alaska, officials say. Search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of three scientists and a helicopter pilot Sunday from the ...

  10. Five killed, one hurt as helicopter crashes at Alaska glacier

    The helicopter was ferrying skiers who had been on a backcountry tour, the troopers said. Five people were killed and one injured in a helicopter crash at a glacier near Anchorage, Alaska State ...

  11. 2021 Knik Glacier helicopter crash

    On 27 March 2021, an Airbus AS350B3 helicopter crashed near the Knik Glacier, Palmer, Alaska during a heliskiing trip in Alaska's backcountry. The helicopter crashed into a mountain between Metal Creek and Grasshopper Valley at about 5,500 feet (1,700 m), 10 or 15 feet (3 or 4 m) from the top of the ridge, and rolled some 800 or 900 feet (240 ...

  12. NTSB investigating Alaska helicopter crash that killed 5, including

    The fatal crash on Saturday of a tour helicopter near Knik Glacier — in the rugged mountainous region northeast of Anchorage, Alaska — raises numerous safety questions about the helicopter ...

  13. Officials confirm 4 dead in Alaska helicopter crash

    July 23, 2023, 10:03 PM PDT. By Dennis Romero. Alaska officials confirmed Sunday that all four people on a helicopter that crashed into a remote lake near the city of Utqiaġvik died. The state ...

  14. Remains of employees and pilot recovered after helicopter crash in

    CNN —. The remains of four people aboard an Alaska Department of Natural Resources helicopter that crashed last week were recovered Sunday morning from the wreckage site in a tundra lake ...

  15. Helicopter Company Faces Scrutiny

    By Slack Davis Sanger | March 30, 2021. The fatal crash Saturday, March 27, of a tour helicopter near Knik Glacier, in the rugged mountainous region northeast of Anchorage, Alaska raises numerous safety questions about the helicopter tour operator at the center of the incident. Five people on board the Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter died when the ...

  16. NTSB: Pilot error and inadequate training were probable cause of Alaska

    This photo provided by the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group shows the scene of a fatal helicopter crash near the Knik Glacier in Alaska on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

  17. Wreckage of helicopter crash that killed 5 found on glacier

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Friday that it has recovered the wreckage from a helicopter crash north of Anchorage that killed five people and is sending a team of investigators to examine the evidence, KTUU TV station reported. On March 27, the helicopter carrying guides and guests on a heli-skiing excursion north of Anchorage slammed into a ...

  18. Bodies of 4 Alaskan helicopter crash victims recovered following deadly

    The victims of a deadly helicopter crash in the remote North Slope of Alaska were recovered on July 23, 2023. The helicopter crashed on July 20, 2023, killing everyone on board.

  19. Photos show victims of horrific Alaska helicopter crash that left 5 dead

    Photos of the five men killed in a mountainside helicopter crash in Alaska emerged Monday as investigators worked to piece together what caused the horrific wreck.. Among the dead was Czech ...

  20. Alaska plane crash: 6 people dead in floatplane tour crash

    CNN —. Six people are dead after a sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska on Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard. "An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station ...

  21. Sightseeing tour survive helicopter crash in Palmer

    A sightseeing tour survived a helicopter crash Sunday afternoon in Palmer, Alaska. (Alaska State Troopers) By Jay Luzardo. Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 8:26 AM PDT. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Three people walked away safely from a Sunday afternoon helicopter crash in Palmer, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

  22. US releases report on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The surviving passenger of a deadly Alaska helicopter crash told federal investigators that the aircraft entered a freefall from about 500 feet (152 meters) in the air ...

  23. After Latest Alaska Flightseeing Crash, Ways To Stay Safer In ...

    4- Make a final check as you arrive for your flight. Make sure luggage or camera cases are secured, and there is a full pre-flight safety lecture. 5- In flight, follow all safety procedures and ...

  24. Alaska Airlines Flight 1282

    Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Alaska Airlines from Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, to Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California.Shortly after takeoff on January 5, 2024, a door plug (a structure installed to replace an optional emergency exit door) on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft blew out, causing an uncontrolled ...