What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 10, 2018 at approximately 5:15 p.m. MST an Airbus helicopters model EC130 B4 helicopter was involved in a fatal accident in the grand canyon national park. The helicopter was approaching to land at the quartermaster canyon on the hualapai nation when it crashed. The helicopter had 7 people on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passengers were seriously injured and were transported to a local hospital and three passengers were fatally injured. The passengers were british tourists. The degree of injuries of the four victims was confirmed by a hospital spokesperson as alive but in critical condition. Two of the three surviving passengers later succumbed to their injuries. The aircraft was destroyed due to impact and post-crash fire. Preliminary weather reports at the time of the accident indicated partly cloudy skies and gusty wind conditions (25-33 KTS). Rescue operations were hampered due to strong wind gusts in excess of 50 mph.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 P.M. MST AN AIRBUS HELICOPTERS MODEL EC130 B4 HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK. THE HELICOPTER WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT THE QUARTERMASTER CANYON ON THE HUALAPAI NATION WHEN IT CRASHED. THE HELICOPTER HAD 7 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PASSENGERS WERE BRITISH TOURISTS. THE DEGREE OF INJURIES OF THE FOUR VICTIMS WAS CONFIRMED BY A HOSPITAL SPOKESPERSON AS ALIVE BUT IN CRITICAL CONDITION. TWO OF THE THREE SURVIVING PASSENGERS LATER SUCCUMBED TO THEIR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE. PRELIMINARY WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS (25-33 KTS). RESCUE OPERATIONS WERE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
NTSB investigation
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