Tag: Helicopter
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Tens die as American Airlines jet, Army copter collide midair
An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said. CBS News reported that at least 18 bodies had been recovered so far, citing a police official.
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Tail boom of crashed Port Harcourt helicopter recovered – NSIB
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced the successful recovery of the tail boom of the ill-fated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration 5N BQG, which ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, Port Harcourt, Rivers. The NSIB disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director,
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Helicopter Crash: NSIB says 5th body recovered
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has recovered the fifth body from the Oct. 24 helicopter crash that occurred in the Atlantic Ocean in Port Harcourt, Rivers.
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SAD! Two more corpses found from Port Harcourt helicopter crash – NSB
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed that two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Three were confirmed dead following the crash on Thursday. Eight persons (six passengers and two crew members) were on board the aircraft when the incident happened.…
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NSIB launches investigation into helicopter accident
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the accident involving a Sikorsky SK76c helicopter with registration 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, the NSIB Director o
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Just in: Helicopter conveying 22 tourists vanishes in Russia
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched in Russia’s far-east following the disappearance of a helicopter with 22 people on board, most of them tourists. The Mi-8T helicopter took off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday. That area of the peninsula is a popular tourist…
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Pilot dies after helicopter collides with hotel rooftop
A pilot has died after a helicopter collided with a hotel roof in Australia early on Monday. Queensland police said that emergency services were called to the hotel in Cairns, in north-eastern Australia,
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IG deploys helicopter to rescue abducted Kogi varsity students
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an helicopter and police security apparatus to rescue the remaining abducted university students in Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police command in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya
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UPDATED: Images of Wigwe’s helicopter crash site released [See photos]
The images showing the site of the helicopter accident that killed Herbert Wigwe, the chief executive officer of Access Holdings, have been made public by the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Wigwe, his wife Doreen, their son Chizi Wigwe,
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‘Let us number our days’ – Herbert Wigwe tweeted before his death
The late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe made a post about 21 days before his death, on X formerly known as Twitter urging his followers to number their days. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday confirmed the crash of a