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Australia’s transport safety bureau says risk conditions were not properly captured before a Bell 412 firefighting helicopter entered an uncommanded descent while filling its bucket. The finding comes in the ATSB’s final investigation report, which examines the circumstances surrounding the event.
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Australia’s transport safety bureau says risk conditions were not properly captured before a Bell 412 firefighting helicopter entered an uncommanded descent while filling its bucket. The finding comes in the ATSB’s final investigation report, which examines the circumstances surrounding the event.
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Latitude Air Ambulance said all six people aboard a medical flight from Bermuda to Boston are presumed dead after the Coast Guard found a debris field about 20 miles south of Nantucket. The search was suspended at dusk Sunday and shifted to recovery; those aboard included four crew members, a patient and the patient’s companion.
A Nigerian military helicopter carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members crashed in the country’s southwest, according to the aviation minister on Monday. The available report does not identify the aircraft, its mission, the circumstances of the crash or whether anyone was injured.
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A Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance lost contact shortly after 1 a.m. while carrying four Canadians and two people picked up in Bermuda on a medical flight to Boston. The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search operation off Nantucket after the aircraft reportedly underwent a sudden descent.
A Reach Air Medical Services helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Catalina Island, killing two crewmembers and a patient and injuring two others. The aircraft came to rest in roughly 240 feet of water; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.
Antin Infrastructure Partners has acquired a majority stake in High Performance Helicopters, expanding its infrastructure portfolio into helicopter services. HP Helicopters supports utility infrastructure operations and aerial firefighting, although the parties did not disclose the transaction value.
Zimbabwe is investigating a helicopter crash near Marondera that killed prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and others. Forensic teams are working to identify the victims as reactions focus on Chivayo’s political connections and highly visible wealth.
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A REACH Air Medical Services Airbus H135 carrying five people crashed into the Pacific off California’s Catalina Island. Two occupants died, two survivors were hospitalized in stable condition and one remained missing; the helicopter came to rest in about 240 feet of water, with the NTSB investigating.
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