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Old 1st Jan 2012, 12:57
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http://www.faa.gov/data_research/acc...a/J_1214_N.txt

Passengers of downed helicopter identified - The Rocket-Miner

ROCK SPRINGS -- The pilot and passengers of the Guardian Flight helicopter that crashed near Rock Springs on Tuesday have been identified.

Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Calvin Cannon of Rock Springs, 45, was piloting the craft. Max Calnin, 28, Robert W. Moses, 58, Robert B. Moses, 33, and a 13-year-old boy Haskell declined to identify, were the passengers. A press release said none were patients and the flight was not believed to involve a medical transport.

Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Undersheriff Craig Jackson was on Yellowstone Road about 3 miles north of Rock Springs when he saw the helicopter, a Bell 407, circling west of the roadway. He then observed the craft drop straight to the ground from a relatively low altitude.

No one was reported injured. A range of emergency services providers responded to the crash, including the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office, Sweetwater County Fire District No. 1, Wyoming Highway Patrol, Sweetwater Medics and Sweetwater County Search & Rescue.

Haskell said investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are en route to Rock Springs to begin their investigation. Meanwhile, county detectives and deputies are conducting a preliminary inquiry and gathering information to be submitted to federal authorities.


The flight was a non-HEMS
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