Helicopter Crash Claims One Life in Remote Swiss Alpine Region A helicopter crash in the high-altitude Fusshörner region of the Swiss Alps has left a 51-year-old Swiss man dead, Valais authorities confirmed Saturday, June 28. The helicopter, which was traversing the Oberaletsch Glacier at the time, came to a sudden halt on its side after an unexplained impact with the ground, according to Valais cantonal police. The aircraft, operated by […] Crash Joseph Kaufmann | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2 Dead and 4 Injured After Helicopter Crashed Near British Columbia Ski Resort Early Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, a Bell 206L helicopter crashed near Purden Ski Village, east of Prince George, BC, leaving two dead and four injured. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) confirmed the details of the incident, which occurred around 35 miles (55 km) east of the city along Highway 16. Related: Widow of Czech Billionaire Who Died in 2021 Helicopter […] SnowBrains | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
Sightseeing Helicopter Crashes Near Mount Everest, Nepal, Killing All 6 Onboard A tragic helicopter crash near Mount Everest in eastern Nepal’s Solukhumbu District has claimed the lives of six people. The aircraft, operated by Manang Air, carried five Mexican tourists and a Nepalese pilot. The helicopter had been returning to Kathmandu after a sightseeing trip to Mount Everest when it crashed at around 10 am local time. The bodies of all […] SnowBrains | July 11, 2023 0 Comments
Helicopter Crashes on Monte Rosa Massif Near Zermatt, Switzerland A helicopter crashed yesterday, July 4, 2023, at around 8 a.m. on the Col Gnifetti, in the Monte Rosa massif in Switzerland. The chopper by Air Zermatt was carrying glaciologists and crashed upon landing at almost 4,500 m (14,764 ft) of altitude. According to the police report, the helicopter appears to have spun out of control in a vortex before crashing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
Widow of Czech Billionaire Who Died in 2021 Helicopter Crash Sues Heliski Operators Renata Kellnerova, the widow of Petr Kellner, who died in a helicopter crash while heliskiing in Alaska, has asked U.S. courts to investigate the circumstances of her husband’s death. In March 2021, the helicopter carrying Kellner, Czech snowboarder David Horvath, and French snowboarder Benjamin Larochaix, two mountain guides, and the pilot crashed near the Knik Glacier, AK, killing all on […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 25, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Helicopter Collides With Mountain and Crashes During Rescue at Georgia Ski Resort The video above shows the dramatic moment a helicopter exploded during a failed mountain rescue operation in a popular ski resort in Georgia. The helicopter’s tail collides with the side of a mountain, sending it into an uncontrollable spin before plummeting to the ground and exploding into a fireball. An emergency team of medics and rescue workers was on board […] SnowBrains | August 1, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2 Blackhawk Helicopters Crashing at Snowbird, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Here is a video of the Blackhawks crashing while we were riding down Mineral Basin around 9:30 am. Military buddy I was riding with recognized the Hawks coming in to land. So far sounds like everyone was ok from what we’ve heard. Thankfully! Video cred: Tom Carney #snowbird pic.twitter.com/JKTAqndqdE […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
2 Blackhawk Helicopters Crash in Mineral Basin at Snowbird Ski Resort, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Here is a video of the Blackhawks crashing while we were riding down Mineral Basin around 9:30 am. Military buddy I was riding with recognized the Hawks coming in to land. So far sounds like everyone was ok from what we’ve heard. Thankfully! Video cred: Tom Carney #snowbird pic.twitter.com/JKTAqndqdE […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
Rescue Crew Had to Spend a Night in California Wilderness After Helicopter Crashed A helicopter crew looking for a missing hiker in the White Mountains of California had to spend a night in the wilderness after their helicopter crashed near Boundary Peak, Nevada’s highest peak at 13,147-feet. Related: Hiker Missing in Yosemite National Park, CA, Since Saturday The four-man crew was searching for a hiker missing in the Inyo National Forest, CA on Friday […] SnowBrains | July 20, 2021 1 Comment
5 Heli-Skiers Dead & 1 Survivor in Helicopter Crash in Alaska Yesterday The Alaska State Troopers are reporting that 5 people died in a helicopter crash on the Knik Glacier, Alaska Saturday evening at 6:35pm. The Alaska State Troopers believe that the group had been heliskiing at the time of the accident. There was one survivor who is currently in serious but stable condition. The flight was chartered by the Tordrillo Mountain […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 28, 2021 0 Comments
Helicopter Crash in Nepal Kills 7 Including Government Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister A helicopter crash in Nepal has claimed the lives of seven people, including the country’s Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari, reports Adventure Blog. The private Air Dynasty helicopter was flying the Minister to Terathum from the eastern district of Taplejung after visiting the site of a new airport. Local residents who witnessed the crash alerted emergency services, who arrived quickly, but unfortunately […] SnowBrains | February 28, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Dramatic Rescue Helicopter Crash on Edge of Austria’s Highest Peak | Rescuer Dives Under Tail Rotor & Survives A helicopter crashed near the summit of 12,460′ Grossglockner peak, Austria’s tallest mountain. This search and rescue crew had just picked up a patient from a mountain hut near the summit of Grossglockner when a strong gust of wind knocked the helicopter off balance. The rescue helicopter spun around swinging its tail rotor at the rescuer who had just […] Industry News CragBrains | August 6, 2017 0 Comments
All 6 Dead In Medical Emergency Helicopter Crash In Central Italy A medical emergency helicopter carrying six people crashed in a mountainous area of central Italy on Tuesday, causing the death of all six people abroad. The crash near the ski resort of Campo Felice in the province of L’Aquila happened during an operation to rescue an injured skier, according to the Prefecture of L’Aquila. The helicopter was flying low in poor weather conditions, […] Matias Ricci | January 25, 2017 1 Comment
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