Authorities in Wyoming say a failed rear rotor might have caused a search-and-rescue helicopter to crash, killing one of the crew members attempting to help an injured snowmobiler, who also died.
Teton County sheriff’s officials say the chopper had reached the snowmobiler, 53-year-old Steven Anderson of Morris, Minn., and his party but was leaving to get more help when it crashed Wednesday.
It went down on Togwotee Pass in northwest Wyoming, about 50 miles northeast of Jackson.
The rescuer killed was 63-year-old rescuer Ray Shriver. The pilot and another rescuer were injured.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 407HL Make/Model: B407 Description: Bell 407
Date: 02/15/2012 Time: 2105
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: JACKSON State: WY Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N407HL BELL 407 ROTORCRAFT CRASHED DURING A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION,
THERE WERE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD, 1 WAS FATALLY INJURED, 2 SUSTAINED SERIOUS
INJURIES, 25 MILES FROM JACKSON, WY
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 3 Fat: 1 Ser: 2 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: CASPER, WY (NM04) Entry date: 02/16/2012
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