'We Have a Problem': NTSB Report Shares What Led to Firefighting Helicopter Crash that Killed 2 Pilots
The NTSB said the Skycrane crashed into rising terrain after a mayday call, and investigators are still working to determine the cause.
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NTSB releases preliminary report on Widemouth 2 Fire fatal helicopter crash
SEVIER COUNTY, Utah, Aug 18, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The National Transportation Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report on the Aug. 7 crash of a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter being used to fight the Widemouth 2 Fire in Sevier County. The pilots aboard, who died, were Chris Andersen, 64, and Miles Elliot, 50. Their bodies could not immediately be recovered because the lives of additional firefighters would have been put at high risk. The …
Utah helicopter crash: New report details what happened moments before pilots died fighting Widemouth 2 Fire
A ground supervisor told investigators he heard two radio transmissions just before the helicopter crash, which happened as the pilots prepared to drop water on Utah's Widemouth 2 Fire.
UTAH- The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) published its preliminary report on the accident of the Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane helicopter that crashed while engaged in firefighting efforts Wide Mouth 2 near Cove Fort, Utah, on 7 August, and where two California pilots lost their lives. According to the report, the aircraft, identified as N793HT and operated by Helicopter Transport Services, took off from Richfield Municipal Airport around 10:…
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