Russian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials said Monday they had recovered the bodies of all 22 people from a helicopter that crashed in Russia's Far East leaving no survivors. The crash occurred in Kamchatka — a pristine peninsula with numerous volcanoes, known for its rugged...

The wreckage of a helicopter missing in Russia's far east is located and 17 bodies found

Rescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said Sunday. Russia’s emergencies ministry said the bodies of 17 people have been found and that rescuers were continuing to search for the remaining occupants. The...

Inadequate inspections and lack of oversight cited in West Virginia fatal helicopter crash

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Inadequate inspections by an operator and a lack of oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration were partly to blame for the crash of a Vietnam-era tourist helicopter that killed six people in West Virginia two years ago, according to a final report released Tuesday....

US Navy helicopter crew members injured in Nevada training mishap released from hospital

FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Ten U.S. Navy crew members injured Thursday during a routine helicopter training in the northern Nevada desert were released from a Reno hospital Friday. The Navy is investigating the cause of the “mishap” involving two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters training at...

Man who died flying a helicopter that crashed on Cairns hotel roof had not flown in Australia before

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man who died when the helicopter he was flying crashed onto a hotel roof in Australia was an employee of the aviation company that owned the aircraft, but he did not work as a pilot and had not flown in Australia before, the company said Tuesday. ...

'Unauthorized' helicopter flight ends with crash on hotel roof in Australia, killing pilot

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia ended in a crash on a hotel roof early Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the building as flames engulfed the aircraft. Authorities in the...

Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. (AP) — A helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama on Wednesday afternoon killed one person and injured another, military officials said. An AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during routine flight training on Fort Novosel Army base, about 94 miles (151...

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said. The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government...

Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says

An official in Nepal says all 5 people on board a helicopter that crashed are dead