According to the operator, their flight tracking program showed that the helicopter depart the Rifle Garfield County Airport (RIL), Rifle, Colorado, and was en route to perform a low altitude aerial observation flight of transmission/power lines. The flight track ended near the accident location after a 3 to 4 minute flight about one mile southwest of RIL. Witnesses, located on a distant roadway, reportedly observed the helicopter spinning before it turned nose-down and then impacted terrain. Local law enforcement stated that a post-impact fire consumed a majority of the helicopter.
- Date
- July 11, 2020
- Reg
- N708AC
- Make
- Airbus Helicopters
- Model
- AS355
- MSN
- 5167
- Location
- south of the Garfield County Airport near Rifle
- Country
- US-Colorado
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- AirCam-National-Helicopter-Services
- Link 1
- https://www.postindependent.com/news/helicopter-crash-in-south-rifle-sends-two-to-hospital-touches-off-brush-fire/
- Link 2
- https://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Helicopter-crash-south-of-Rifle-sends-two-to-hospital-571729601.html
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