3 dead in tour helicopter crash at Grand Canyon
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Six passengers and a pilot were on board the Papillion helicopter when it crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three people.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. >> Authorities say a tour helicopter has crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three people.
Hualapai Nation Police Chief Francis Bradley said six passengers and a pilot were on board the Papillion helicopter when it crashed around 5:20 p.m. The other four were injured, and were still being treated at the scene.
An after-hours phone call to aerial tour company Papillion was not immediately returned today. The company’s website says it flies roughly 600,000 passengers a year on Grand Canyon and other tours.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said the Eurocopter EC130 crashed in unknown circumstances and sustained heavy damage.
Federal authorities will investigate.
