New Mexico
Report details wreckage of fatal New Mexico helicopter crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal transportation authorities say a helicopter that was returning house from a firefighting mission made a fast descent earlier than plowing into the bottom final month, killing the 4 first responders on board. Investigators with the Nationwide Transportation Security Board launched their preliminary report Friday. It famous that two witnesses on a ridge about half a mile away noticed the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Workplace helicopter go down with out making any turns. It might take a 12 months or extra to find out the reason for the July 16 crash. The report additionally famous that the primary wreckage was discovered the wrong way up about 160 toes past the realm the place the helicopter first crashed.