One dead, two injured in crash near Fox Creek, Alberta this afternoon

[lelebebbel]

Northern Alberta helicopter crash kills woman, injures 2 others | Globalnews.ca (http://globalnews.ca/news/2922311/northern-alberta-helicopter-crash-kills-woman-injures-2-others/?sf35182921=1)

News sources claim it was a Bell 206

[rotornut]

It was a 206 with 2 engines: Woman dead, two injured in Fox Creek, Alberta helicopter crash | Edmonton Journal (http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/woman-killed-two-injured-in-chopper-crash-south-of-fox-creek)

[Bell_ringer]

Must have clicked on the TwinRanger button by mistake :rolleyes:
(Only ever seen one in these parts and she wasn't exactly a looker)

[lelebebbel]

yeah, six seats, too apparently

Seriously though, machine now confirmed to be a regular 206 owned by Ridge Rotors on a pine beetle survey.

Helicopter was searching for mountain pine beetles before deadly crash - Edmonton - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/helicopter-was-searching-for-mountain-pine-beetles-before-deadly-crash-1.3749810)

still not the one in the photo, but they are getting closer...

[newfieboy]

Sad news. Two 206's in as many days destroyed with fatalities in Canada, hope this trend doesn't continue!