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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lurean Wheaton was asleep when the Broward Sheriff’s Office helicopter fell out of the sky and into her Pompano Beach apartment last month, killing her and Battalion Chief Terryson Jackson, who was on board. Her family now says the Sheriff’s Office is responsible for her death. The Wheaton family has filed a notice of claim against BSO, seeking $50 million or the sum of ...

SHARE The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon in 2018, killing five British tourists, told investigators that he had not been able to control the aircraft after a “violent gust of wind” sent it spinning, according to a new report. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report Thursday that said tailwinds, potential downdrafts and turbulence were the probable cause of the loss of control and tail-rotor effectiveness. The investigation found no evidence of mechanical problems with the helicopter. The report did not include any safety recommendations. ...

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon in 2018, killing five British tourists, told investigators that he wasn't able to control the aircraft after a “violent gust of wind” sent it spinning, according to a new report.

A tourist helicopter crash that killed five holidaying Britons in the Grand Canyon was caused by a 'violent gust of wind', an investigation has concluded. Ellie Milward, Jonathan Udall, Stuart Hill, Becky Dobson and Jason Hill died when the Airbus EC130 B4 crashed near the Colorado River in Arizona in 2018.  The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report yesterday that said tailwinds, potential downdrafts and turbulence were the probable cause of the loss of control and tail-rotor effectiveness.  The investigation found no evidence of mechanical problems with the heli...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon in 2018, killing five British tourists, told investigators that he wasn’t able to control the aircraft after a “violent gust of wind” sent it spinning, according to a new report. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report Thursday that […]