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Monday, August 25, 2008

Firefighting Chopper Lost Power Before Crash

An initial investigation into a helicopter crash that killed nine people in Northern California in early August found that the aircraft's main rotor lost power during takeoff. The Sikorsky S-61 hit trees in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest after losing power and crashed, according to a preliminary National...

 
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