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Jonathan Udall's family will receive $24.6million from the operator of the helicopter, Papillon Airways, and $75.4million from its French manufacturer, Airbus Helicopters SAS.
All five survived the initial impact of the crash, but died of thermal injuries and smoke inhalation after the helicopter caught fire 'within a matter of seconds' on February 10, 2018.
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...