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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. ...

A PROBABLE cause in the Grand Canyon helicopter crash that killed five Britons was the pilot losing control due to tailwind conditions, a report has concluded. The pilot told investigators that the aircraft encountered a "violent gust of wind" and began to spin, according to the report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US. The Airbus EC130 B4 was engulfed in flames after crashing at the Arizona tourist attraction shortly before sunset on February 10 in 2018. Brothers Stuart and Jason Hill, 30 and 32, originally from Worthing, were killed in the tragedy, along w...

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...

The National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report that the pilot lost control due to tailwinds, potential downdrafts and turbulence.